Judicature Act 1960 (NI)

NORFOLK ISLAND

JUDICATURE ACT 1960

[Consolidated as at 7 April 2000 on the authority of the Administrator and in accordance with the Enactments Reprinting Act 1980] ________

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

1. Short title 2. Definitions 3. Law in force in Norfolk Island 4. Law and equity to be administered concurrently 5. Equities of plaintiff 6. Equities of defendant 7. Counter claims and third parties 8. Equities appearing incidentally 9. Defence or stay instead of injunction or prohibition 10. Common law and statutory rights and duties 11. Determination of matter completely and finally 12. Rules of equity to prevail 13. Power of Court of Petty Sessions to grant relief 14. Barristers and solicitors

NORFOLK ISLAND

Judicature Act 1960 _______________________________________________________________________

An Act relating to the Administration of Law in Norfolk Island

Short title

1. This Act may be cited as the Judicature Act 1960.

Definitions

2. In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears —

"defendant" includes any person against whom any relief is sought in a matter or who is required to attend the proceedings in a matter as a party to the proceedings;

"judgment" includes any decree, order or rule;

"matter" includes any proceeding in a Court, whether between parties or not, and any incidental proceeding in a suit or matter;

"plaintiff" includes any person seeking relief against any other person by any form of proceeding in a Court;

"suit" includes any action or original proceeding of a civil nature between parties;

"the Judge" means the Judge of the Supreme Court and includes an acting Judge of that Court;

"the Judicature Act" means the Supreme Court of Judicature Act, 1873 (36 and 37 Vic.cap. 66) of the United Kingdom;