Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

CHRISTMAS ISLAND ACT 1958

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title
           Preamble

   PART I--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Short title  
   2.      Commencement  
   4.      Interpretation  
   4A.     Application of the Criminal Code  

   PART II--ACCEPTANCE--OFCHRISTMAS ISLAND

   5.      Acceptance of Christmas Island  
   6.      Transfer of rights, liabilities etc. to Commonwealth  

   PART III--LAWS--AND LEGISLATIVE POWERS

           Division 1--Laws of the Territory

   7.      The laws of the Territory  
   8.      Operation of existing laws etc.  
   8A.     Application of Western Australian laws  
   8B.     Minister must table lists of applied Western Australian Acts  
   8C.     House may terminate application of Western Australian Acts in the Territory  
   8D.     Extension of period for giving notice of motion to terminate WA Act  
   8E.     Application of Commonwealth Acts  
   8G.     Powers under the applied Western Australian laws  
   8GA.    Applied Western Australian laws--effect of directions or delegations  
   8H.     Arrangements with the Government of Western Australia  
   8I.     Savings  

           Division 2--Legislative Powers of the Governor-General

   9.      Legislative powers of the Governor - General  
   10.     Tabling of Ordinances in Parliament  
   10A.    Ordinance not to be re - made while required to be tabled  
   10B.    Ordinance not to be re - made while subject to disallowance  
   10C.    Disallowed ordinance not to be re - made unless resolution rescinded or House approves  
   10D.    Regulations, rules and by - laws  

   PART IV--THE--JUDICIAL SYSTEM

   11.     Supreme Court  
   11AAA.  Minister may make arrangements with States  
   11AA.   Supreme Court may sit in a State  
   11A.    Registries and Registrars  
   12.     Jurisdiction etc. of the Supreme Court  
   12A.    Juries outside the Territory  
   12B.    Offences in relation to jurors  

   PART IVA--CONFERRAL--OF TERRITORY JURISDICTION ON WESTERN AUSTRALIAN COURTS ETC.

   14A.    Definitions  
   14B.    Conferral of jurisdiction on Western Australian courts and court officers  
   14C.    Transfer of Supreme Court jurisdiction  
   14D.    Transfer of pending proceedings  
   14E.    Application of provisions of this Act to courts of Western Australia  
   14F.    Savings--jurisdiction of Supreme Court of the Territory on and after transfer day  
   14G.    Abolition of Supreme Court of the Territory  
   14H.    Transitional provisions after abolition of Supreme Court  
   14J.    References to courts of Territory--transitional  

   PART VI--MISCELLANEOUS

   17.     Appointment of officers  
   18.     Arrangements in relation to prisoners, mental patients etc.  
   18A.    Removal of accused to State to stand trial  
   18B.    Accused to be conveyed to Court  
   18C.    Return of accused to Territory  
   18D.    Person deemed to be prisoner under Removal of Prisoners (Territories) Act 1923  
   18E.    Person deemed to be criminal lunatic under Removal of Prisoners (Territories) Act 1923  
   18F.    Repatriation of person tried in a State  
   20.     Grant of pardon, remission etc.  
   21.     Exemption from Customs duties of goods produced in the Territory  
   21A.    Disposal of land  
   22.     Audit  
   22A.    Ordinances--incorporation of matters by reference  
   23.     Regulations  
           SCHEDULE Laws continuing in force in the Territory on and after1 July1992