Supreme Court Act 1856 An Act to amend the Supreme Court Act 1831 [Royal Assent 7 February 1856] Be it enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Tasmania, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly, in Parliament assembled, as follows: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Supreme Court Act 1856 . 2. Judge may be sued in Supreme Court Any judge of the Supreme Court may sue and be sued in the said Court, either at law or in equity in like manner as the judges of the Superior Courts at Westminster may sue and be sued in such Courts; and every action or suit in the said Court by or against any such judge shall be heard and determined by and before the other judge or judges of the said Court; and such other judge or judges shall, in respect of such action or suit and for the purpose of hearing and determining the same and effectuating the judgment or decree therein, be deemed to constitute the Supreme Court and have all the powers and jurisdiction of such Court. 3. Precedence of puisne judge The puisne judge or judges of the said Court shall have and take rank and precedence next to the Chief Justice of the said Court. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.