SUPREME COURT ACT 1933
Table of Provisions
PART 1--PRELIMINARY
PART 2--CONSTITUTION AND JURISDICTION OF THE SUPREME COURT
- 3 Establishment
- 4 Resident judges
- 4AA Requirements of appointment—resident judges
- 4A Additional judges
- 4B Acting judges
- 5 Seniority of judges
- 6 Acting Chief Justice
- 7 Arrangement of business of court
- 8 Exercise of jurisdiction
- 10 Exercise of jurisdiction by registrar
- 11 Exercise of jurisdiction—legal practitioners
- 13 Power of judge to order that jurisdiction in a matter be exercised by Full
- 14 Full Court decisions—equal division of opinion
- 16 Holding other judicial offices
- 18 Principal seat of court and sittings
- 19 Oath or affirmation of office—judges
- 20 Jurisdiction and powers of Supreme Court
- 22 No trial by jury in civil proceedings
- 25 Law and equity to be concurrently administered
- 26 Equities of plaintiff
- 27 Equities of defendant
- 29 Incidental equities
- 30 Defence or stay of proceeding instead of prohibition order or
- 31 Common law and statute
- 32 Final determination of matters
- 33 Law and equity
- 34 Equitable damages
- 34B Habeas corpus and prerogative orders
PART 2A--COURT OF APPEAL
- 37E Appellate jurisdiction
- 37H Appeal bench
- 37I Presiding judge
- 37J Appeal court constituted by single judge
- 37K Decision-making
- 37L Appeal judge unable to continue sitting
- 37M Reserved judgments
- 37N Evidence on appeal
- 37O Orders on appeal
- 37P New trials
- 37Q Bail time on appeal does not count towards sentence
- 37S Reference appeal in relation to proceeding
PART 2AA--DRUG AND ALCOHOL TREATMENT ORDER JURISDICTION
- 37SA Definitions—pt 2AA
- 37SB Drug and alcohol treatment order jurisdiction
- 37SC Court not bound by rules of evidence
- 37SD Treatment order judge may convene case conference
PART 2B--REMUNERATION, ALLOWANCES AND OTHER ENTITLEMENTS OF JUDGES
- 37T Meaning of entitlements
- 37U Resident judges
- 37UA Indemnity for superannuation surcharge levy
- 37V Acting judge—conditions of appointment
- 37W Dual appointments
- 37X Accrual and appropriation
PART 4--OFFICERS
- 46 Appointments
- 47 Functions of registrar and deputy registrars
- 48 Oath or affirmation of office—registrar
- 50 Functions of sheriff
- 51 Deputy sheriffs
- 52 Process of court if sheriff or deputy sheriff is interested party
- 53 Sheriff's assistants
PART 5--GENERAL MATTERS OF PROCEDURE
- 55A Hearing of bail applications
- 58A Supreme Court trials—evidence of dead or absent persons
- 60A Power to complete part-heard proceedings
- 61 Reserved judgments
- 63 Change of venue
- 64 Seals
- 67A Vexatious litigants
PART 7--TRIAL ON INDICTMENT
- 68 Prosecution of indictable offences
- 68A Trial by jury in criminal proceedings
- 68B Trial by judge alone in certain criminal proceedings
- 68C Verdict of judge in criminal proceedings
PART 8--BACK-UP AND RELATED OFFENCES
- 68CA Definitions––pt 8
- 68D Back-up and related offences
- 68E Procedure
- 68F Remission of back-up and related offences to Magistrates Court
- 68G Alternative verdict—summary offence
PART 8AA--ACQUITTALS
Division 8AA--.1 Application—pt 8AA
- 68H Application—pt 8AA
Division 8AA--.2 Important concepts
- 68I Definitions—pt 8AA
- 68J Meaning of acquittal—pt 8AA
- 68K Meaning of fresh and compelling evidence—pt 8AA
- 68L Meaning of tainted acquittal—pt 8AA
Division 8AA--.3 Retrial etc of acquitted person
- 68M Court may order retrial—category A offence
- 68N Court may order retrial—category B offence
- 68O Court may order trial—administration of justice offence
- 68P Interests of justice
Division 8AA--.4 Procedure
Subdivision 8AA--.4.1 Applications under pt 8AA- 68Q Conditions for retrial application
- 68R Limitations on retrial application
- 68S Conditions for justice offence trial application Subdivision 8AA--.4.2 Presentation of indictment
- 68T Limitations on indictment
- 68U Indictment for retrial of category A or category B offences
- 68V Indictment for trial of justice offence
Division 8AA--.5 Conduct of proceeding for retrial etc
- 68W Prosecution must not refer to certain matters before jury
Division 8AA--.6 Miscellaneous
- 68X Entitlement to bail
- 68Y Single course of action for each proceeding
- 68Z Restrictions on publication
- 68ZA Maximum penalty for retrial offence
- 68ZB Indemnification for costs
PART 8A--JUDICIAL OFFICERS EXCHANGE
- 69A Definitions—pt 8A
- 69B Establishment of judicial exchange arrangements
- 69C Transfer of judicial officer of another jurisdiction to ACT court
- 69D Service in ACT court of judicial officer of another jurisdiction
- 69E Service of ACT judicial officer in corresponding court
- 69F Judicial office not affected by appointment to another judicial
- 69G Other arrangements not affected
- 69H Amendment of sch 3
PART 9--MISCELLANEOUS
- 70A Failure to attend Supreme Court as required
- 71 Security of the peace and for good behaviour
- 74A Certified copies of transcript of Supreme Court proceedings
- 76 Regulation-making power