Title Jurisdiction of Courts Legislation Amendment Bill 2002
Database Bills & Legislation
Long Title a Bill for an Act to amend the law relating to the jurisdiction of courts, and for other purposes
Date 13-03-2002 12:00 AM
Source House of Reps
Parl No. 40
Bill Number 2002/068
Bill Type Government
Portfolio Attorney-General portfolio
Reps Bill Code O
Status Act
System Id legislation/bills/r1511_first/0001

Jurisdiction of Courts Legislation Amendment Bill 2002

2002

 

The Parliament of the

Commonwealth of Australia

 

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 

 

 

 

Presented and read a first time

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jurisdiction of Courts Legislation Amendment Bill 2002

 

No.      , 2002

 

(Attorney‑General)

 

 

 

A Bill for an Act to amend the law relating to the jurisdiction of courts, and for other purposes

  

  

Contents

1............ Short title............................................................................................. 1

2............ Commencement................................................................................... 1

3............ Schedule(s)......................................................................................... 2

Schedule 1—Amendments relating to appeals from the Supreme Court of a Territory               3

Part 1—Amendments                                                                                                    3

Federal Court of Australia Act 1976                                                                       3

Judiciary Act 1903                                                                                                      3

Part 2—Application and transitional provisions                                              5

Schedule 2—Amendments relating to the Federal Court of Australia 7

Part 1—Amendments                                                                                                    7

Federal Court of Australia Act 1976                                                                       7

Part 2—Application of amendments                                                                   16

 

A Bill for an Act to amend the law relating to the jurisdiction of courts, and for other purposes

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

1  Short title

                   This Act may be cited as the Jurisdiction of Courts Legislation Amendment Act 2002.

2  Commencement

             (1)  Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, on the day or at the time specified in column 2 of the table.

 

Commencement information

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Provision(s)

Commencement

Date/Details

1.  Sections 1 to 3 and anything in this Act not elsewhere covered by this table

The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent

 

2.  Schedule 1

A single day to be fixed by Proclamation

 

3.  Schedule 2

A single day to be fixed by Proclamation, subject to subsection (3)

 

Note:          This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally passed by the Parliament and assented to. It will not be expanded to deal with provisions inserted in this Act after assent.

             (2)  Column 3 of the table is for additional information that is not part of this Act. This information may be included in any published version of this Act.

             (3)  If a provision covered by item 3 of the table does not commence within the period of 6 months beginning on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent, it commences on the first day after the end of that period.

3  Schedule(s)

                   Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.