Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY SUPREME COURT ACT 1933

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART I--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Short Title  
   3.      Commencement  
   5.      Interpretation  
   6.      Establishment of Supreme Court  
   7.      Appointment and tenure of Judges  
   7AA.    Appointments between 1 July 1990 and 30 June 1992  
   7A.     Acting Chief Justice  
   7B.     Arrangement of business of Court  
   8.      Exercise of jurisdiction  
   8AAA.   Exercise of jurisdiction by Master  
   8AAB.   Exercise of jurisdiction by Registrar  
   8AA.    Exercise of jurisdiction in relation to legal practitioners  
   8AB.    Power of Judge to order that jurisdiction in a matter be exercised by not less than 3 Judges  
   8AC.    Manner in which question to be decided where jurisdiction exercised by 3 or more Judges  
   8AD.    Exercise by Court of powers of Master  
   8A.     Holding of other judicial offices  
   8B.     Salary and allowances of Judges  
   9.      P rincipal seat of court and sittings  
   10.     Oath of allegiance and office by Judge  
   11.     Jurisdiction of Supreme Court  
   12.     Jurisdiction in Chambers  
   14.     Trial without jury  
   15.     Costs  
   16.     Service of writs out of the jurisdiction of the Court  
   17.     Law and equity to be concurrently administered  
   18.     Equities of plaintiff  
   19.     Equities of defendant  
   20.     Counter claims and third parties  
   21.     Equities appearing incidentally  
   22.     Defence or stay instead of injunction or prohibition  
   23.     Common law and statutory rights and duties  
   24.     Determination of matter completely and finally  
   25.     Rules of equity to prevail  
   26.     Mandamus, injunctions and receivers  
   27.     Practice and procedure  
   28.     Rules of Court  
   29.     Regulations relating to fees  
   30.     The Master  
   31.     Powers and duties of Master  
   32.     Appointment of M a ster  
   33.     Term of office  
   33A.    Oath or affirmation of office  
   33B.    Remuneration and allowances  
   33C.    Resignation  
   33D.    Removal from office  
   33E.    Terms and conditions of appointment not provided for by Act  
   33F.    Acting appointments  

   PART IV--OFFICERS

   34.     Registrar, Sheriff and other officers  
   35.     Powers and duties of Registrar  
   35A.    Proceedings before Registrar in relation to winding - up of companies  
   36.     Sheriff  
   37.     Powers of officers  
   37A.    Deputy Sheriffs  

   PART V--GENERALMATTERSOFPROCEDURE

   38.     Manner of giving evidence  
   39.     Evidence by affidavit  
   40.     Appearance by barrister or solicitor  
   41.     Orders and commissions for examination of witnesses  
   42.     Non - appearance or absence of some defendants  
   43.     Amendment of defect in proceedings  
   44.     Formal defects to be amended  
   44A.    Reserved judgments  
   45.     Matter heard at one place may be further dealt with at another place  
   46.     Change of venue  
   47.     Seal  
   48.     Use of Seals  
   49.     Date of process  
   50.     Oaths and affirmations  

   PART VII--MISCELLANEOUS

   53.     Indictable offences  
   53A.    Interest up to judgment  
   54.     Interest on judgments  
   55.     Security of the peace and for good behaviour  
   56.     Powers of Judge  
   57.     Duty of receiver and manager  
   58.     Liability and protection of receivers and managers  
   59.     Action by or against Sheriff etc.