South Australian Current Acts

ENVIRONMENT, RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT COURT ACT 1993

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--Preliminary

   1.      Short title
   3.      Interpretation

   PART 2--The Environment, Resources and Development Court

           Division 1--Establishment of Court

   4.      Establishment of Court
   5.      Court is Court of record
   6.      Seal

           Division 2--Jurisdiction of the Court

   7.      Jurisdiction

   PART 3--Composition of the Court

           Division 1--Members of the Court

   8.      Judges of the Court
   9.      Magistrates
   10.     Commissioners
   11.     Masters
   11A.    Judicial Registrars
   12.     Saving provision
   13.     Disclosure of interest by members of the Court

           Division 2--Courts administrative and ancillary staff

   14.     Court's administrative and ancillary staff

   PART 4--Constitution of the Court

   15.     Constitution of Court
   16.     Conferences

   PART 5--Parties and sittings

   17.     Parties
   18.     Time and place of sittings
   19.     Adjournment from time to time and place to place
   20.     Hearing in public
   20A.    Transfer of cases between the Court and the Supreme Court

   PART 6--Exercise of jurisdiction

           Division 1--Principles governing hearings

   21.     Principles governing hearings

           Division 2--Evidentiary powers

   22.     Power to require attendance of witnesses and production of evidentiary material
   23.     Power of Court to compel the giving of evidence
   24.     Entry and inspection of property
   25.     Production of persons held in custody
   26.     Issue of evidentiary summonses
   27.     Expert reports

           Division 3--Supplementary powers

   28.     Declaratory judgments
   28A.    Restraining orders
   28B.    Mediation and conciliation
   28C.    Alternative orders
   28D.    Sentencing conferences
   28E.    Deferral of sentence following sentencing conference
   29.     Costs

   PART 7--Appeals and reservation of questions of law

   30.     Right of appeal
   31.     Reservation of questions of law
   32.     Operation of decision or order may be suspended

   PART 8--Miscellaneous

   33.     General powers of the Court and the Supreme Court to cure irregularities
   34.     Interim injunctions etc
   35.     Interlocutory orders
   35A.    Electronic hearings and proceedings without hearings
   36.     Immunities
   37.     Contempt in face of Court
   38.     Punishment of contempts
   38A.    Costs where contempt proved
   39.     Power to require security for costs etc
   40.     Interest payable on money order to be paid
   40A.    Custody of litigant's funds and securities
   41.     Miscellaneous provisions relating to legal process
   42.     Proof of decisions and orders of the Court
   43.     Enforcement of judgments and orders
   44.     Legal costs
   45.     Court fees
   46.     Entitlement of witness to be assisted by an interpreter
   47.     Accessibility of evidence
   48.     Rules
   49.      Regulations
           SCHEDULE -Commissioners
           Legislative history

           Appendix--Divisional penalties and expiation fees