High Court of Australia
OF AUSTRALIA. 595
{HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIA.]
' E 4 : i : . APPELLANT ; _ DeFENDant,
_ INFORMANT,
ResponpEnt.
ON APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF NORFOLK ISLAND.
Ligh Court—A ppeal—Competency—Court of Norfolk Istand— Full jurisdiction" — H. C. oF A. | Information for an offence—Larceny triable summarily—Norfolk Island Act 1946. 1913-1935 (No. 15 of 1913—No. 14 of 1935), ss. 8, 11—Crimes Act 1900-1935 _ ~~
(No. 40 of 1900—No. 13 of 1935) (N.S.W.), 8. 117, 139, 501*—A ppeal Ordinance MELBOURNE, 1919-1936 (No. 1 of 1919—No. 14 of 1936) (Norfolk Island), s. 6—Judiciary "March 4; | Ordinance 1936 (No. 15 of 1936) (Norfolk Island).
Sypvey,
'The Norfolk Island Act 1913-1935 provides, by s. 8 (1), that "the Governor. 427! 13.
General may make ordinances for the peace, order, and good government of Norfolk Island," and, by s. 11 (1), that "the High Court shall have juris- _ diction, with such exceptions, and subject to such conditions as are prescribed by Ordinance . . to hear and determine appeals from all judgments, decrees, orders, and sentences . of the Chief Magistrate acting judicially in Norfolk Island." © The Judiciary Ordinance 1936 (Norfolk Island) constitutes the Court of Norfolk Island with two jurisdictions, "full" and _ "limited." The court in full jurisdiction is constituted by a judge, the
Latham O.J., Starke, Dixon, 'McTiernan and
Williams JJ.
e Crimes Act 1900-1935 (N.S.W.) (a) simple larceny; or .
—By s. 117: " Whosoever simple larceny, or any felony Act made punishable like simpie shall, except in the cases here- 'otherwise provided for, be liable wal servitude for five years." "Whosoever steals". . woodwork, belonging to
shall be liable to
By
as 'for simple larceny." "Whosoever commits
(c) any offence mentioned in the follow: ing sections of this Act, namely .
One hundred and thirty-nine . and . the value of the property in respect of which the offence is charged . . . does not exceed ten pounds, shall on conviction in a sum- mary manner . . . be liable to imprisonment for twelve months or to pay a fine of fifty pounds."
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