Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Supreme Court Act 1986 - SECT 20A

Power to act in cases relating to rates and taxes9

20A. Power to act in cases relating to rates and taxes9





(1) A Judge, Associate Judge or officer of the Court is not incapable of
acting in any proceeding by reason of being one of a class of ratepayers or
one of any other class of persons liable in common with others to contribute
to or be benefited by any rate or tax which may be affected by that
proceeding.

(2) In this section rate or tax means any rate, tax, duty or assessment,
whether public, general or local and includes-

   (a)  any fund formed from the proceeds of any such rate, tax, duty or
        assessment; and

   (b)  any fund applicable for purposes the same as, or similar to, those for
        which the proceeds of any such rate, tax, duty or assessment might be
        applied.