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Supreme Court Ordinance No. 9 of 1911 (Cth)
Supreme Court Ordinance No. 9 of 1911 (Cth), title
Supreme Court Ordinance No. 9 of 1911 (Cth), p1
Supreme Court Ordinance No. 9 of 1911 (Cth), p2
Supreme Court Ordinance No. 9 of 1911 (Cth), p3
Supreme Court Ordinance No. 9 of 1911 (Cth), p4
Significance
This document is the signed original of the second major Ordinance made under the Northern Territory (Administration) Act. It established a separate Supreme Court for the Territory with 'all the jurisdiction and powers' of the Supreme Court and Court of Insolvency in South Australia.
History
In 1918 the appeal function under this Ordinance passed from South Australian courts, to the High Court of Australia. The Northern Territory Supreme Court continued under Territory Ordinance until its re-establishment under a Commonwealth Act in 1961.

Sources

Powell, Alan, Far Country: A Short History of the Northern Territory, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1996.

Description
Long Title:An Ordinance to establish a Supreme Court for the Northern Territory of Australia
No. of pages:4 + 1-page Covering Minute, p. 4 printed only on one side, signatures of Findley and Dudley
Medium:Paper
Measurements:33.5 x 21.0 cm
Provenance:Executive Council of the Commonwealth
Features:Bound in volume of Executive Council Minutes, Department of External Affairs, 1911, Department no. 60, Executive Council no. 18
Location & Copyright:National Archives of Australia
Reference:NAA: A1573 1911/6