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SUPREME COURT ACT 1986 - SECT 10 Jurisdiction and powers

SUPREME COURT ACT 1986 - SECT 10

Jurisdiction and powers

    (1)     Subject to this Act, the Court of Appeal has jurisdiction to hear and determine—

S. 10(1)(a) amended by No. 24/2008 s. 16(1).

        (a)     all appeals from the Trial Division constituted by a Judge of the Court;

S. 10(1)(ab) inserted by No. 24/2008 s. 16(2).

        (ab)     all appeals from the Trial Division constituted by an Associate Judge which the Rules specify are to be heard and determined by the Court of Appeal;

S. 10(1)(ac) inserted by No. 78/2008 s. 4.

        (ac)     without limiting paragraph (ab), all appeals from the Costs Court constituted by a Costs Judge which the Rules specify are to be heard and determined by the Court of Appeal;

        (b)     all applications for new trials;

S. 10(1)(c) amended by No. 24/2008 s. 16(3).

        (c)     all appeals from the County Court constituted by a Judge of that Court;

        (d)     all appeals, applications, questions and other matters, whether civil or criminal, which, by or under an Act—

              (i)     immediately before the commencement of section 20 of the Constitution (Court of Appeal) Act 1994 , were required or authorised to be heard or disposed of by the Full Court of the Supreme Court (including any such matter pending, but the hearing of which by the Full Court had not commenced, before that commencement); or

              (ii)     are referred to or reserved for the consideration of, or directed to be brought for argument before, the Court of Appeal.

    (2)     The Court of Appeal has such additional jurisdiction as is conferred on it by or under this Act, another Act or a Commonwealth Act.

    (3)     The Court of Appeal may, in proceedings before it, exercise every jurisdiction or power of the Court.

No. 6387 s. 34.

S. 11 substituted by No. 109/1994 s. 20.