Crown Proceedings Act 1992 (SA)

South Australia Crown Proceedings Act 1992 An Act to provide for suits by and against the Crown; and for other purposes.

Contents Part 1—Preliminary 1 Short title 4 Interpretation Part 2—Proceedings by and against the Crown generally 5 Proceedings by and against the Crown generally 6 Immunities and limitations of liability 7 Injunctive relief 8 Protection of confidentiality on grounds of public interest 9 Right of Attorney-General to appear in proceedings 10 Enforcement of judgments against the Crown 11 Enforcement of judgments by the Crown Part 3—Provisions of special application to the State Crown 12 Corresponding law 13 Service etc 14 Permission to issue certain subpoenas etc 15 Costs 16 Judicial notice of Attorney-General's appointment etc 17 Cases where right of Crown to legal representation is restricted 18 Crown Solicitor Part 4—Miscellaneous 19 Exclusion of certain proceedings 20 Regulations Legislative history

The Parliament of South Australia enacts as follows: Part 1—Preliminary 1—Short title This Act may be cited as the Crown Proceedings Act 1992. 4—Interpretation (1) In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears— corresponding law means a law of another State relating to proceedings against the Crown declared by the regulations to be a law corresponding to this Act; Crown includes— (a) a Minister, instrumentality or agency of the Crown; (b) a body or person declared by the regulations to be an instrumentality or agency of the Crown for the purposes of this Act; judgment means any judgment or order of a court; proceedings means civil proceedings; State includes a Territory of the Commonwealth; State Crown means the Crown in right of this State. (2) This Act extends not only to the Crown in right of the State but also (as far as the legislative power of the State admits) to the Crown in any other capacity but does not extend to the Crown in right of the Commonwealth except where specific provision is made for its application to the Crown in right of the Commonwealth.1 Note— 1 Specific provision is made in section 9 for representation of the Crown in right of the Commonwealth in State proceedings.