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SUPREME COURT ACT 1986 - SECT 17AA

Business may be disposed of by judicial registrars if Rules so permit

Without limiting section 17, the Trial Division of the Court constituted by a judicial registrar may hear and determine any matter, whether civil or criminal, if—

S. 17AA(a) substituted by No. 68/2012 s. 6.

        (a)     the matter falls within a particular class of matters and provision is made by the Rules for the Court constituted by a judicial registrar to hear and determine a matter of that class; or

S. 17AA(b) substituted by No. 68/2012 s. 6.

        (b)     provision is made by the Rules for a Judge or an Associate Judge to refer any matter (whether or not it falls within a particular class of matter) to a judicial registrar for hearing and determination and a Judge or an Associate Judge so refers the matter—

and the Rules provide for the delegation to judicial registrars of all or any powers of the Court in relation to the hearing and determination of such a matter or class of matter.

S. 17A inserted by No. 109/1994 s. 20.



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