ACT Supreme Court Transfer Act 1992 (Cth)
Significance
This document, enacted on 17 June 1992, provides for the transfer of the ACT Supreme Court to the jurisdiction of the Territory on 1 July 1992.
The Act does not repeal the Commonwealth’s
ACT Supreme Court Act 1933 but deems it an Act of the Territory’s Legislative Assembly and thus within ACT jurisdiction.
History
After the
Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988 established the ACT as a self-governing body, this Act was necessary to enable the ACT Assembly to make laws with respect to the
Supreme Court.
An ACT Court of Appeal was created in 2001, under Section 37E of the
Supreme Court Act 1933. The Court of Appeal sat for the first time in November 2002.
Although this Act transferred the ACT Supreme Court to the jurisdiction of the Territory, the
Law Courts building in Civic continues to be adorned with the Commonwealth Coat of Arms, prompting ongoing debate.
Sources
Halligan, John and Wettenhall, Roger (eds),
A Decade of Self-Government in the ACT, University of Canberra, Canberra, 2000.
Description
Long Title: | An Act to Provide for the Government of the Australian Capital Territory, and for related purposes (Act 49 of 1992) |
No. of pages: | Cover + 14 pages
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Medium: | Paper
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Measurements: | 32 x 20.1 cm
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Provenance: | House of Representatives
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Features: | The Assent signature of the Governor-General Bill Hayden on page 13
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Location: | Office of the Parliamentary Counsel |
Reference: | NAA: A1559, 1992/49 |