Victorian Numbered Acts

COURTS LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (JUDICIAL EDUCATION AND OTHER MATTERS) ACT 2007 (NO. 24 OF 2007) - SECT 1

The purposes of this Act are—

        (a)     to amend the Supreme Court Act 1986 , the County Court Act 1958 , the Magistrates' Court Act 1989 and the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 1998 to provide for the professional development and continuing education and training of judicial officers;

        (b)     to amend the Constitution Act 1975 in relation to the appointment, resignation and retirement of Supreme Court Judges and the entitlement of certain Judges or their spouses to a pension;

        (c)     to amend the Constitution Act 1975 and the Supreme Court Act 1986 to enable a Supreme Court Master to constitute the Court of Appeal in certain proceedings;

        (d)     to amend the County Court Act 1958 in relation to appeals to the Court of Appeal in civil proceedings;

        (e)     to amend the Children, Youth and Families Act 2005 to provide for the Koori Court (Criminal Division) of the Children's Court to continue until 1 July 2009.