SUPREME COURT ACT 1979
Table of Provisions
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
- 11A Changes in constitution of Court during proceedings
- 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 or Civil and Administrative Tribunal
- 16A Transfer of proceedings from Civil and Administrative Tribunal
- 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 Associate Judge, etc.
- 26 Reference for report
- 27 Reference for trial
- 28 Powers
- 29 Powers of Associate
- 30 Effect of judgment
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 5AA--Long service leave entitlements of Judges
- 41AA Application of Division
- 41AB Meaning of ordinary remuneration
- 41AC Entitlement to long service leave
- 41AD Grants of long service leave
- 41AE Payment in lieu
Division 5A--Associate Judges
- 41A Appointment of Associate Judges
- 41B Office of profit
- 41C Remuneration
- 41D Retirement
- 41E Resignation
- 41F Removal of Associate Judge from office
- 41G Rights of public servants
- 41H Authorisation to act in office of Associate Judge
- 41J Oath of office
- 41K Powers of Associate Judge
Division 6--Registries, Seals and officers
- 42 Registry
- 43 Seal
- 44 Stamps
- 45 Judicial notice of Seal
- 48 Appointment of Registrars
- 49 Powers of Registrars
- 49A Independence of Associate Judges 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
PART V--PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE
- 70 Court may issue or transmit court documents electronically
- 71 Rules of Court
- 72 Directions by Chief Justice
- 73 Evidence
- 74 Affidavits
- 75 Appearance
- 77 Non-appearance or absence of some defendants
- 80 Amendment of defect in proceedings
- 81 Formal defects
- 82 Further hearings at another place
- 83 Change of venue
- 83A Mediation
- 84 Interest up to judgment
- 85 Interest on judgments
- 85A Access to records of Court
- 86 Rules of Court
- 87 Regulations
PART VI--TRANSITIONAL MATTERS
- 88 Transitional matters for Supreme Court Amendment Act 2013
- 89 Transitional matters for Justice Legislation Amendment (Small Claims and Other Matters) Act 2016
- 90 Transitional matters for Supreme Court Amendment (Associate Judges) Act 2017
- 91 Transitional matters for Justice Legislation Amendment Act 2019