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AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY SUPREME COURT ACT 1933

Table of Provisions

PART I--PRELIMINARY

  • 1 Short Title  
  • 3 Commencement  
  • 5 Interpretation  
  • 6 Establishment of Supreme Court  
  • 7 Appointment and tenure of Judges  
  • 7AA Appointments between 1 July 1990 and 30 June 1992  
  • 7A Acting Chief Justice  
  • 7B Arrangement of business of Court  
  • 8 Exercise of jurisdiction  
  • 8AAA Exercise of jurisdiction by Master  
  • 8AAB Exercise of jurisdiction by Registrar  
  • 8AA Exercise of jurisdiction in relation to legal practitioners  
  • 8AB Power of Judge to order that jurisdiction in a matter be exercised by not less than 3 Judges  
  • 8AC Manner in which question to be decided where jurisdiction exercised by 3 or more Judges  
  • 8AD Exercise by Court of powers of Master  
  • 8A Holding of other judicial offices  
  • 8B Salary and allowances of Judges  
  • 9 P rincipal seat of court and sittings  
  • 10 Oath of allegiance and office by Judge  
  • 11 Jurisdiction of Supreme Court  
  • 12 Jurisdiction in Chambers  
  • 14 Trial without jury  
  • 15 Costs  
  • 16 Service of writs out of the jurisdiction of the Court  
  • 17 Law and equity to be concurrently administered  
  • 18 Equities of plaintiff  
  • 19 Equities of defendant  
  • 20 Counter claims and third parties  
  • 21 Equities appearing incidentally  
  • 22 Defence or stay instead of injunction or prohibition  
  • 23 Common law and statutory rights and duties  
  • 24 Determination of matter completely and finally  
  • 25 Rules of equity to prevail  
  • 26 Mandamus, injunctions and receivers  
  • 27 Practice and procedure  
  • 28 Rules of Court  
  • 29 Regulations relating to fees  
  • 30 The Master  
  • 31 Powers and duties of Master  
  • 32 Appointment of M a ster  
  • 33 Term of office  
  • 33A Oath or affirmation of office  
  • 33B Remuneration and allowances  
  • 33C Resignation  
  • 33D Removal from office  
  • 33E Terms and conditions of appointment not provided for by Act  
  • 33F Acting appointments  

PART IV--OFFICERS

  • 34 Registrar, Sheriff and other officers  
  • 35 Powers and duties of Registrar  
  • 35A Proceedings before Registrar in relation to winding - up of companies  
  • 36 Sheriff  
  • 37 Powers of officers  
  • 37A Deputy Sheriffs  

PART V--GENERALMATTERSOFPROCEDURE

  • 38 Manner of giving evidence  
  • 39 Evidence by affidavit  
  • 40 Appearance by barrister or solicitor  
  • 41 Orders and commissions for examination of witnesses  
  • 42 Non - appearance or absence of some defendants  
  • 43 Amendment of defect in proceedings  
  • 44 Formal defects to be amended  
  • 44A Reserved judgments  
  • 45 Matter heard at one place may be further dealt with at another place  
  • 46 Change of venue  
  • 47 Seal  
  • 48 Use of Seals  
  • 49 Date of process  
  • 50 Oaths and affirmations  

PART VII--MISCELLANEOUS

  • 53 Indictable offences  
  • 53A Interest up to judgment  
  • 54 Interest on judgments  
  • 55 Security of the peace and for good behaviour  
  • 56 Powers of Judge  
  • 57 Duty of receiver and manager  
  • 58 Liability and protection of receivers and managers  
  • 59 Action by or against Sheriff etc.  

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