SUPREME COURT ACT 1979
SUPREME COURT ACT 1979
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
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
SCHEDULE 1
SCHEDULE 2
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