Supreme Court Act 1960 (NI)

Supreme Court Act 1960

No. 5, 1960

Compilation No. 4

Compilation date: 1 January 2022

Includes amendments up to: Norfolk Island Continued Laws Ordinance 2015 (No. 2, 2015) as amended up to Norfolk Island Continued Laws Ordinance Amendment (Applied Laws and Service Delivery (Queensland) Measures) Rules 2021 (F2021L01904) Note: The formatting of this compilation was updated in 2022 to align with current formatting practices.

Contents Part 1—Preliminary 1 Short title 2 Parts 3 Repeal and saving 4 Definitions Part 2—Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court 5 Jurisdiction of Supreme Court 6 Costs 7 Exercise of jurisdiction of Supreme Court 8 Mandamus, injunctions and receivers Part 3—Administration and officers Division 1—Administration 9 Sittings 10 Registry 11 Seals Division 2—Officers 12 Registrar and Deputy Registrar 12A Deputy Registrar appointed from Federal Court 13 Powers and functions of Registrar 14 Powers and functions of Deputy Registrar 15 Sheriff 16 Action by or against Sheriff 17 Oath or affirmation Part 4—Practice and procedure 18 Practice and procedure 19 Rules of court 20 Sealing and dating of writs 21 Service out of jurisdiction 22 Mode of trial in suits 23 Indictable offences 24 Oral evidence 25 Evidence by affidavit 26 Order and commissions for examination of witnesses 27 Non-appearance or absence of some defendants 28 Amendment of defects 29 Proceedings not invalidated by formal defects 30 Fines and penalties 31 New trial Part 5—Appeals 32 Appeals in civil cases 33 Appeals in criminal cases 33A Appeals against sentence by Commonwealth Attorney‑General or Director of Public Prosecutions 34 Appeal may be by case stated Part 6—Miscellaneous 36 Commissioners for affidavits 37 Duty of receiver or manager 38 Liability and protection of receiver or manager 39 Interest on judgments First Schedule Second Schedule OATH AFFIRMATION Endnotes Supreme Court Act 1960