Northern Territory Consolidated Acts

SUPREME COURT ACT

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART I - PRELIMINARY

   1.      Short title
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Proceedings in, and appeals to, former Supreme Court
   4.      Judgments and Rules of former Supreme Court
   5.      Records of former Supreme Court
   6.      References to former Supreme Court, &c.
   7.      Judges of former Supreme Court
   8.      Officers of former Supreme Court
   9.      Interpretation
   9A.     Abolition of distinction between court and chambers

   PART II - CONSTITUTION AND JURISDICTION OF THE COURT

           Division 1 - Constitution

   10.     Establishment
   11.     Constitution
   12.     Superior Court of record
   13.     Principal seat, &c.

           Division 2 - Jurisdiction

   14.     Jurisdiction
   15.     Exercise of jurisdiction
   16.     Transfer of proceedings to Local Court
   17.     Open Court
   18.     Declaration of right
   19.     Determination of matter completely and finally
   20.     Orders and writs

           Division 3 - Full Court

   21.     Full Court
   22.     Exercise of jurisdiction relating to lawyers
   23.     Majority judgments
   24.     Reserved judgments

           Division 4 - Exercise of Jurisdiction and Referees

   25.     Jurisdiction by Master, &c.
   26.     Reference for report
   27.     Reference for trial
   28.     Powers
   29.     Powers of Master
   30.     Effect of judgment
   31.     [Repealed]

           Division 5 - Judges

   32.     Appointment of Judges
   33.     Seniority
   34.     Chief Justice
   35.     Acting Chief Justice
   36.     Offices of profit
   37.     Oath of office
   38.     Retirement
   39.     Resignation
   40.     Removal from office
   41.     Remuneration

           Division 5A - Master

   41A.    Appointment of Master
   41B.    Office of profit
   41C.    Remuneration
   41D.    Retirement
   41E.    Resignation
   41F.    Removal of Master from office
   41G.    Rights of public servants
   41H.    Authorization to act in office of Master
   41J.    Oath of office
   41K.    Powers of Master

           Division 6 - Registries, Seals and Officers

   42.     Registry
   43.     Seal
   44.     Stamps
   45.     Judicial notice of Seal
   46.     - 47. [Repealed]
   48.     Appointment of Registrars
   49.     Powers of Registrars
   49A.    Independence of Master and Registrars
   50.     Other officers

   PART III - COURT OF APPEAL

   50A.    Application
   51.     Right of appeal
   52.     Exercise of appellate jurisdiction
   53.     Appeal from interlocutory judgment
   54.     Evidence on appeal
   55.     Form of judgment on appeal
   56.     New trial
   57.     Stay of proceedings
   58.     Senior Judge presides
   59.     Majority judgments
   60.     Reserved judgments

   PART IV - CONCURRENT ADMINISTRATION OF LAW AND EQUITY

   61.     Law and equity
   62.     Equities of plaintiff
   63.     Equities of defendant
   64.     Counter claims and third parties
   65.     Equities appearing incidentally
   66.     Defence or stay instead of injunction or prohibition
   67.     Common law and statutory rights
   68.     Rules of equity to prevail
   69.     Injunctions and receivers
   70.     [Repealed]

   PART V - PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE

   71.     Rules of Court
   72.     Directions by Chief Justice
   73.     Evidence
   74.     Affidavits
   75.     Appearance
   76.     [Repealed]
   77.     Non-appearance or absence of some defendants
   78.     - 79. [Repealed]
   80.     Amendment of defect in proceedings
   81.     Formal defects
   82.     Further hearings at another place
   83.     Change of venue
   84.     Interest up to judgment
   85.     Interest on judgments
   86.     Rules of Court
   87.     Regulations
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           SCHEDULE 2
           Endnotes