Commonwealth Numbered Acts

STATUTE LAW (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) ACT (No. 1) 1985 No. 65, 1985 - SECT 8

8. (1) Subject to sub-section (2), the amendment of the Federal Court of
Australia Act 1976 made by this Act applies to judgments given or pronounced
before or after the commencement of that amendment.

(2) The amendment of the Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 made by this Act
does not affect-

   (a)  the hearing and determination of an appeal instituted before the
        commencement of that amendment;

   (b)  the institution of an appeal pursuant to leave or special leave
        granted before that commencement or the hearing and determination of
        an appeal so instituted; or

   (c)  the hearing and determination of a case stated, or a question
        reserved, before that commencement.

(3) Until the commencement of the amendment of the Federal Court of
Australia Act 1976 made by this Act, section 26 of that Act has effect as if
the following sub-sections were added at the end:



"(4) Nothing in sub-section (3) shall be taken to prevent a Judge of the
Supreme Court of the Northern Territory from stating a case, or reserving or
referring a question concerning a matter referred to in sub-section (1), to
the Full Court of that Court.



"(5) In sub-section (4), 'Judge' has the same meaning as in the Supreme Court
Act 1979 of the Northern Territory.".