Northern Territory Consolidated Acts

SUPREME COURT ACT 1979

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART I--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Short title  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Proceedings in, and appeals to, former Supreme Court  
   4.      Judgments and Rules of former Supreme Court  
   5.      Records of former Supreme Court  
   6.      References to former Supreme Court, &c.  
   7.      Judges of former Supreme Court  
   8.      Officers of former Supreme Court  
   9.      Interpretation  
   9A.     Abolition of distinction between court and chambers  

   PART II--CONSTITUTION AND JURISDICTION OF THE COURT

           Division 1--Constitution

   10.     Establishment  
   11.     Constitution  
   11A.    Changes in constitution of Court during proceedings  
   12.     Superior court of record  
   13.     Principal seat, &c.  

           Division 2--Jurisdiction

   14.     Jurisdiction  
   15.     Exercise of jurisdiction  
   16.     Transfer of proceedings to Local Court or Civil and Administrative Tribunal  
   16A.    Transfer of proceedings from Civil and Administrative Tribunal  
   17.     Open Court  
   18.     Declaration of right  
   19.     Determination of matter completely and finally  
   20.     Orders and writs  

           Division 3--Full Court

   21.     Full Court  
   22.     Exercise of jurisdiction relating to lawyers  
   23.     Majority judgments  
   24.     Reserved judgments  

           Division 4--Exercise of jurisdiction and referees

   25.     Jurisdiction by Associate Judge, etc.  
   26.     Reference for report  
   27.     Reference for trial  
   28.     Powers  
   29.     Powers of Associate  
   30.     Effect of judgment  

           Division 5--Judges

   32.     Appointment of Judges  
   33.     Seniority  
   34.     Chief Justice  
   35.     Acting Chief Justice  
   36.     Offices of profit  
   37.     Oath of office  
   38.     Retirement  
   39.     Resignation  
   40.     Removal from office  
   41.     Remuneration  

           Division 5AA--Long service leave entitlements of Judges

   41AA.   Application of Division  
   41AB.   Meaning of ordinary remuneration  
   41AC.   Entitlement to long service leave  
   41AD.   Grants of long service leave  
   41AE.   Payment in lieu  

           Division 5A--Associate Judges

   41A.    Appointment of Associate Judges  
   41B.    Office of profit  
   41C.    Remuneration  
   41D.    Retirement  
   41E.    Resignation  
   41F.    Removal of Associate Judge from office  
   41G.    Rights of public servants  
   41H.    Authorisation to act in office of Associate Judge  
   41J.    Oath of office  
   41K.    Powers of Associate Judge  

           Division 6--Registries, Seals and officers

   42.     Registry  
   43.     Seal  
   44.     Stamps  
   45.     Judicial notice of Seal  
   48.     Appointment of Registrars  
   49.     Powers of Registrars  
   49A.    Independence of Associate Judges and Registrars  
   50.     Other officers  

   PART III--COURT OF APPEAL

   50A.    Application  
   51.     Right of appeal  
   52.     Exercise of appellate jurisdiction  
   53.     Appeal from interlocutory judgment  
   54.     Evidence on appeal  
   55.     Form of judgment on appeal  
   56.     New trial  
   57.     Stay of proceedings  
   58.     Senior Judge presides  
   59.     Majority judgments  
   60.     Reserved judgments  

   PART IV--CONCURRENT ADMINISTRATION OF LAW AND EQUITY

   61.     Law and equity  
   62.     Equities of plaintiff  
   63.     Equities of defendant  
   64.     Counter claims and third parties  
   65.     Equities appearing incidentally  
   66.     Defence or stay instead of injunction or prohibition  
   67.     Common law and statutory rights  
   68.     Rules of equity to prevail  
   69.     Injunctions and receivers  

   PART V--PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE

   70.     Court may issue or transmit court documents electronically  
   71.     Rules of Court  
   72.     Directions by Chief Justice  
   73.     Evidence  
   74.     Affidavits  
   75.     Appearance  
   77.     Non-appearance or absence of some defendants  
   80.     Amendment of defect in proceedings  
   81.     Formal defects  
   82.     Further hearings at another place  
   83.     Change of venue  
   83A.    Mediation  
   84.     Interest up to judgment  
   85.     Interest on judgments  
   85A.    Access to records of Court  
   86.     Rules of Court  
   87.     Regulations  

   PART VI--TRANSITIONAL MATTERS

   88.     Transitional matters for Supreme Court Amendment Act 2013  
   89.     Transitional matters for Justice Legislation Amendment (Small Claims and Other Matters) Act 2016  
   90.     Transitional matters for Supreme Court Amendment (Associate Judges) Act 2017  
   91.     Transitional matters for Justice Legislation Amendment Act 2019  
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