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ACTS AMENDMENT (COURT OF APPEAL) BILL 2004

                       Western Australia


Acts Amendment (Court of Appeal) Bill 2004

                          CONTENTS


      Part 1 -- Preliminary
1.    Short title                                               2
2.    Commencement                                              2
      Part 2 -- Supreme Court Act 1935
           amended
3.    The Act amended                                           3
4.    Section 4 amended                                         3
5.    Sections 6 and 7 replaced by sections 6, 7 and 7A, and
      transitional provision                                    3
6.    Section 9 amended                                         7
7.    Sections 9A and 9B inserted                               7
8.    Section 10 amended                                        9
9.    Section 10A inserted                                      9
10.   Sections 10B and 10C inserted                            10
11.   Section 11A amended                                      11
12.   Section 11B amended                                      11
13.   Section 11C repealed                                     11
14.   Section 13 amended                                       11
15.   Section 20 replaced                                      11
16.   Section 38 amended                                       12
17.   Section 41 amended                                       12
18.   Heading amended                                          12
19.   Section 57 replaced                                      12
20.   Section 58 amended                                       14
21.   Section 59 amended                                       15
22.   Section 60 amended                                       15
23.   Section 61 replaced                                      15
24.   Section 62 replaced                                      16


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Contents



   25.     Section 155 amended                                     17
   26.     Section 167 amended                                     18
   27.     References to "Full Court" changed to "Court of
           Appeal"                                                 19
           Part 3 -- Various other Acts amended
   28.     Bail Act 1982 amended                                   20
   29.     Children's Court of Western Australia Act 1988
           amended                                                 23
   30.     The Criminal Code amended                               24
   31.     Criminal Procedure (Summary) Act 1902 amended           25
   32.     District Court of Western Australia Act 1969 amended    26
   33.     Interpretation Act 1984 amended                         27
   34.     Judges' Retirement Act 1937 amended                     28
   35.     Judges' Salaries and Pensions Act 1950 amended          29
   36.     Justices Act 1902 amended                               31
           Part 4 -- Minor amendments to various
                Acts
   37.     Various Acts amended                                    33
           Part 5 -- Transitional provisions
   38.     Appeals pending before Full Court or Court of
           Criminal Appeal                                         34
   39.     References to "Full Court" or "Court of Criminal
           Appeal" to be read as references to "Court of Appeal"   34
           Schedule 1 -- Minor amendments to
               various Acts                                        35
           Division 1 -- Amendments not affected by impending
                 legislation                                       35
   1.      Adoption Act 1994                                       35
   2.      Constitution Acts Amendment Act 1899                    35
   3.      Corporations (Western Australia) Act 1990               35
   4.      Criminal Injuries Compensation Act 2003                 35
   5.      Family Court Act 1997                                   35
   6.      Federal Courts (State Jurisdiction) Act 1999            36
   7.      Guardianship and Administration Act 1990                36
   8.      Income Tax Assessment Act 1937                          36
   9.      Jurisdiction of Courts (Cross-vesting) Act 1987         36

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10.   Katanning Electricity Supply Undertaking Acquisition
      Act 1961                                                 36
11.   Legal Aid Commission Act 1976                            37
12.   Legal Practice Act 2003                                  37
13.   Liquor Licensing Act 1988                                37
14.   Mining Act 1978                                          38
15.   Newspaper Libel and Registration Act 1884
      Amendment Act 1888                                       38
16.   Prisons Act 1981                                         38
17.   Prostitution Act 2000                                    38
18.   Public Notaries Act 1979                                 38
19.   Restraining Orders Act 1997                              39
20.   Salaries and Allowances Act 1975                         39
21.   Sentencing Act 1995                                      39
      Division 2 -- Amendments that may be affected by
             impending legislation                             39
22.   Land Administration Act 1997                             39
23.   Legal Practice Act 2003                                  40
24.   Local Courts Act 1904                                    40
25.   Magistrates Court (Civil Proceedings) Act 2004
      [261--2]                                                  40
26.   Royal Commissions Act 1968                               40
27.   State Administrative Tribunal Act 2004 [213--2]           41
28.   Workers' Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 1981        41
29.   Workers' Compensation and Injury Management
      Act 1981                                                 41




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                     LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

                    (As amended during committee)



  Acts Amendment (Court of Appeal) Bill 2004


                               A Bill for


An Act --
•  to amend the Supreme Court Act 1935 to establish the Court of
   Appeal; and
•  to amend various Acts as a consequence of establishing the Court
   of Appeal,
and for related purposes.



The Parliament of Western Australia enacts as follows:




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                              Part 1 -- Preliminary
     1.         Short title
                This Act may be cited as the Acts Amendment (Court of
                Appeal) Act 2004.

5    2.         Commencement
          (1)   This Act comes into operation on a day fixed by proclamation.
          (2)   Different days may be fixed under subsection (1) for
                section 6(2), 14, 20, 28, 31 or 36 or for Schedule 1 Division 2 or
                for any amendment in a Table to or in any of those provisions.
10




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                Part 2 -- Supreme Court Act 1935 amended
     3.         The Act amended
                The amendments in this Part are to the Supreme Court
                Act 1935*.
5               [* Reprinted as at 9 February 2001.
                   For subsequent amendments see Western Australian
                   Legislation Information Tables for 2003, Table 1, p. 381-2.]

     4.         Section 4 amended
                Section 4(1) is amended as follows:
10                (a) by deleting the definition of "Full Court";
                 (b) by inserting in the appropriate alphabetical positions the
                       following definitions --
                "
                     "Court of Appeal" means the division of the Supreme
15                       Court referred to in section 7(1)(b).
                     "Court of Appeal Registrar" means the Court of
                         Appeal Registrar appointed as described in
                         section 155(1) and includes a duly appointed
                         acting Court of Appeal Registrar.
20                   "judge of appeal" means a judge of the Supreme
                         Court who also holds a commission as a judge of
                         appeal.
                     "President" means the President of the Court of
                         Appeal.
25                                                                                ".

     5.         Sections 6 and 7 replaced by sections 6, 7 and 7A, and
                transitional provision
          (1)   Sections 6 and 7 are repealed and the following sections are
                inserted instead --



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     "
            6.         Supreme Court of Western Australia
                 (1)   The previously established court called the Supreme
                       Court of Western Australia continues in existence for
5                      the State of Western Australia.
                 (2)   The Court is a superior court of record.
                 (3)   The Court consists of --
                        (a) any judge holding office under an appointment
                             made under section 7A(1);
10                      (b) any acting judge holding office under an
                             appointment made under section 11;
                        (c) any auxiliary judge holding office under an
                             appointment made under section 11AA;
                        (d) any commissioner holding office under an
15                           appointment made under section 49;
                        (e) any master holding office under an appointment
                             made under section 11A; and
                         (f) any acting master holding office under an
                             appointment made or deemed to have been
20                           made under section 11D.

            7.         Divisions of the Court
                 (1)   The exercise of the Court's jurisdiction is divided
                       between --
                         (a) the General Division; and
25                       (b) the Court of Appeal.
                 (2)   The General Division consists of --
                        (a) the Chief Justice;
                        (b) each other judge who is not either the President
                             or a judge of appeal;



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             (c)   any judge of appeal who under section 10C is
                   approved to sit in the General Division;
            (d)    any acting judge holding office under an
                   appointment made under section 11;
5            (e)   any auxiliary judge holding office under an
                   appointment made under section 11AA;
             (f)   any commissioner holding office under an
                   appointment made under section 49;
            (g)    any master holding office under an appointment
10                 made under section 11A; and
            (h)    any acting master holding office under an
                   appointment made or deemed to have been
                   made under section 11D.
     (3)   The Court of Appeal consists of --
15          (a) the Chief Justice;
            (b) the President;
            (c) each other judge of appeal; and
            (d) any other judge, and any acting judge or
                 auxiliary judge, who under section 10B(1)
20               or (2) is authorised to act as a judge of appeal.
     (4)   The General Division exercises all of the jurisdiction of
           the Supreme Court other than the jurisdiction referred
           to in section 58(1).
     (5)   The Chief Justice is the principal judicial officer of the
25         Supreme Court including the Court of Appeal.
     (6)   Subject to the Chief Justice's directions, the President
           is responsible for the administration of the Court of
           Appeal including its sitting dates.




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            7A.      Appointment of judges, judges of appeal, Chief
                     Justice and President
               (1)   The Governor may appoint a duly qualified person to
                     be a judge of the Supreme Court.
5              (2)   The Governor may appoint as many judges of the
                     Supreme Court as are needed to deal with the workload
                     of the Supreme Court.
               (3)   The Governor may appoint a judge of the Supreme
                     Court to be also a judge of appeal.
10             (4)   The Governor may appoint as many judges of appeal as
                     are needed to deal with the workload of the Court of
                     Appeal.
               (5)   The Governor may appoint one of the judges of the
                     Supreme Court to be also the Chief Justice of Western
15                   Australia.
               (6)   The Governor may appoint one of the judges of appeal
                     to be also the President of the Court of Appeal.
               (7)   A person cannot hold both the office of Chief Justice
                     and the office of President.
20             (8)   A person who does not hold the office of judge cannot
                     be appointed to be, and cannot hold the office of, Chief
                     Justice, President or judge of appeal.
               (9)   A person may be appointed as the Chief Justice at the
                     time of being appointed as a judge or afterwards.
25            (10)   A person may be appointed as the President or as a
                     judge of appeal at the time of being appointed as a
                     judge or afterwards.
              (11)   The appointment of a judge, a judge of appeal, the
                     Chief Justice, or the President, is to be by a
30                   commission under the Public Seal of the State issued
                     by the Governor.
                                                                                ".


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          (2)        A person who holds any of the offices of which the Court
                     consists immediately before the coming into operation of
                     subsection (1) continues to hold the corresponding office in the
                     General Division when subsection (1) comes into operation.

5    6.              Section 9 amended
          (1)        After section 9(1) the following subsections are inserted --
                "
                    (1a)   All judges of appeal, the Chief Justice and the
                           President shall hold their offices while they hold office
10                         as a judge, subject to section 9A(2), (3) and (4).
                    (1b)   A person cannot be removed from the office of judge
                           of appeal or Chief Justice or President except by
                           removing the person from the office of judge.
                                                                                        ".
15        (2)        Section 9(2) is amended by inserting after "Court" --
                     " or a judge of appeal     ".

     7.              Sections 9A and 9B inserted
                     After section 9 the following sections are inserted --
     "
20          9A.            Resignation of judges
                     (1)   This section is in addition to and does not affect the
                           operation of the Judges' Retirement Act 1937.
                     (2)   With the Governor's approval a person may resign
                           from the office of Chief Justice, President, or judge of
25                         appeal, without resigning from the office of judge.
                     (3)   With the Governor's approval a person may resign
                           from the office of President without resigning from the
                           office of judge of appeal.




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              (4)   With the Governor's approval a person may resign
                    from the office of Chief Justice without resigning from
                    the office of judge of appeal.

            9B.     Seniority
5             (1)   Judges in the General Division have seniority
                    according to the following order --
                      (a) the Chief Justice;
                      (b) the other judges, excluding the judges of
                           appeal, according to the dates of their
10                         commissions of appointment as judges.
              (2)   Judges of appeal have seniority according to the
                    following order --
                      (a) the Chief Justice;
                      (b) the President;
15                    (c) the other judges of appeal according to the
                           dates of their commissions of appointment as
                           judges of appeal.
              (3)   Masters have seniority according to the dates of their
                    commissions of appointment as masters.
20            (4)   If 2 or more persons receive commissions dated the
                    same day, their seniority as between them is to be
                    determined --
                      (a) according to the dates on which they begin in
                            office; or
25                    (b) if they are to begin in office on the same day,
                            by the Governor when appointing them.
              (5)   For the purposes of any other written law or any matter
                    connected with the administration of the State, the
                    seniority of judges is to be determined under
30                  subsections (1) and (4).
                                                                              ".


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     8.         Section 10 amended
          (1)   Section 10(1) is amended by inserting after "senior Judge" at
                the end of the subsection --
                "     in the General Division   ".
5         (2)   Section 10(2) is amended by inserting after "devolve upon the
                Judge" --
                "     in the General Division   ".

     9.         Section 10A inserted
                After section 10 the following section is inserted --
10   "
            10A.        Acting President
                (1)     During any vacancy in the office of President, or when
                        and so often as the President is absent on leave or in
                        consequence of sickness, or for any reason is
15                      temporarily unable to perform the duties of his office,
                        all the duties and powers of the President shall during
                        such vacancy, absence, or inability devolve upon the
                        senior judge of appeal other than the Chief Justice.
                (2)     In the case of the absence or inability of the judge of
20                      appeal upon whom the powers and duties of the
                        President devolve under subsection (1), such powers
                        and duties shall during such absence or inability
                        devolve upon the judge of appeal who is next in
                        seniority.
25              (3)     Where the office of President is vacant or the President
                        is, or is expected to be, absent or for any reason unable
                        to perform the duties of his office, the Governor by
                        commission under the Public Seal of the State may
                        appoint a judge of appeal to act in the office of
30                      President for such period as the Governor thinks fit and
                        specifies in the commission.
                                                                                    ".


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     10.       Sections 10B and 10C inserted
               Before section 11 the following sections are inserted --
     "
             10B.    Acting judges of appeal
5              (1)   If the Chief Justice and the President agree that the
                     Court of Appeal needs an acting judge of appeal, the
                     Chief Justice in writing may authorise a judge, acting
                     judge, or auxiliary judge, who is willing to do so, to act
                     as a judge of appeal for a period specified in the
10                   authorisation of not more than 6 months.
               (2)   If --
                       (a)   the Chief Justice and the President agree that a
                             particular judge, acting judge or auxiliary judge
                             should act as a judge of appeal in a particular
15                           proceeding before the Court of Appeal; and
                      (b)    the particular judge, acting judge or auxiliary
                             judge is willing to do so,
                     the Chief Justice in writing may authorise the judge,
                     acting judge, or auxiliary judge to do so.
20             (3)   A judge, acting judge, or auxiliary judge who is
                     authorised to act as a judge of appeal under this section
                     has the same powers and may exercise the same
                     jurisdiction as a judge of appeal.
               (4)   An acting judge of appeal may complete any
25                   proceeding that is pending before him as an acting
                     judge of appeal immediately before he ceases to be an
                     acting judge of appeal.

             10C.    Judge of appeal may sit in General Division if
                     approved
30                   A judge of appeal may sit in the General Division with
                     the prior approval of the Chief Justice given after
                     consulting the President.
                                                                                  ".

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     11.           Section 11A amended
           (1)     Section 11A(2)(b) is amended by inserting after "Principal
                   Registrar" --
                   " or the Court of Appeal Registrar       ".
5          (2)     Section 11A(5) is repealed.

     12.           Section 11B amended
                   Section 11B(4) and (5) are repealed.

     13.           Section 11C repealed
                   Section 11C is repealed.

10   14.           Section 13 amended
                   Section 13 is amended by deleting "be a Judge, an acting Judge,
                   an auxiliary Judge, a Master, an acting Master, or a
                   commissioner, of the Court," and inserting instead --
                   "
15                       an office referred to in section 6(3) or to the office of
                         judge of appeal, Chief Justice or President,
                                                                                       ".
     15.           Section 20 replaced
                   Section 20 is repealed and the following section is inserted
20                 instead --
     "
             20.         Appellate jurisdiction
                   (1)   The Supreme Court has jurisdiction to hear and
                         determine any application, or any appeal, whether by
25                       case stated or otherwise, that the Court or a Judge is
                         empowered by a written law to hear and determine.
                   (2)   Any such application or appeal must be heard and
                         determined subject to the written law concerned.
                                                                                       ".

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     16.           Section 38 amended
                   Section 38 is amended as follows:
                       (a)    by inserting before "The Supreme" the subsection
                              designation " (1) ";
5                      (b)    by inserting the following subsection --
     "
                   (2)       Two or more sittings of the Court may be conducted at
                             the same time.
                                                                                         ".

10   17.           Section 41 amended
                   Section 41(3) is amended by inserting after "chambers" --
                   "
                             or, if this or another Act or the Rules of Court confer
                             any of that jurisdiction on a Master, by a single Master,
15                           whether sitting in court or in chambers
                                                                                         ".

     18.           Heading amended
                   The heading immediately before section 57 is amended by
                   deleting "Full Court" and inserting instead --
20                 "     Court of Appeal     ".

     19.           Section 57 replaced
                   Section 57 is repealed and the following section is inserted
                   instead --
     "
25           57.             Court of Appeal, constitution of
                   (1)       The Court of Appeal shall be constituted by 2 or more
                             judges of appeal.




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     (2)   When hearing and determining an application or appeal
           under Chapter LXIX of The Criminal Code the Court
           of Appeal shall be constituted --
             (a) if the application or appeal relates solely to a
5                 sentence imposed for an offence, by 2 or more
                  of the judges of appeal;
             (b) otherwise, by an uneven number of the judges
                  of appeal being not less than 3.
     (3)   If a judge of appeal's judgment or decision is the
10         subject of an appeal to the Court of Appeal, the court
           shall not be constituted so as to include the judge.
     (4)   When the Court of Appeal is constituted by 3 or more
           judges of appeal to hear and determine --
             (a) an appeal that is not under Chapter LXIX of
15                The Criminal Code; or
             (b) an appeal that is under Chapter LXIX of The
                  Criminal Code and relates solely to a sentence
                  imposed for an offence,
           and one or more of the judges for any reason becomes
20         unable to continue as a member of the court for the
           purpose of hearing and determining the appeal, the
           remaining judges may continue to hear and determine
           the appeal if not less than 2 judges remain and all
           parties to the appeal consent.
25   (5)   When the Court of Appeal is sitting, the presiding
           judge of appeal is --
             (a) if the court is constituted so as to include the
                  Chief Justice, the Chief Justice;
             (b) if the court is constituted so as to not include
30                the Chief Justice but to include the President,
                  the President;




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                         (c)   if the court is constituted so as to not include
                               either the Chief Justice or the President, the
                               senior judge of appeal.
               (6)   For the purposes of delivering judgment in an
5                    appeal --
                       (a) despite subsections (1) to (4), the Court of
                             Appeal may be constituted by any one or more
                             judges of appeal, none of whom needs to have
                             been a member of the court when it heard the
10                           appeal;
                       (b) the written judgment of any of the judges of
                             appeal before whom the appeal was heard may
                             be made public by any judge of appeal; and
                       (c) a judgment delivered in accordance with this
15                           subsection has the same effect as if each
                             member of the Court of Appeal that heard the
                             appeal had been present in court and delivered
                             his judgment in person.
                                                                                  ".

20   20.       Section 58 amended
               Section 58(1) is amended as follows:
                 (a) by deleting "Full Court" in each place it occurs and in
                      each place inserting instead --
                      " Court of Appeal ";
25              (b) by deleting paragraph (g) and inserting --
                     "
                         (f)   applications and appeals under Chapter LXIX
                               of The Criminal Code to the Court of Appeal;
                                                                                  ";




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                     (c)       by deleting paragraph (h) and inserting --
                           "
                               (g)    appeals under Part VIII of the Criminal
                                      Procedure (Summary) Act 1902 that are
5                                     ordered to be dealt with by the Court of Appeal;
                               (h)    applications and appeals under Part VIII of the
                                      Criminal Procedure (Summary) Act 1902 from
                                      a judge to the Court of Appeal;
                                                                                         ";
10                   (d)       by deleting paragraph (i) and inserting instead --
                           "
                               (i)    appeals to the Court of Appeal under the
                                      Magistrates Court (Civil Proceedings)
                                      Act 2003;
15                                                                                       ";
                     (e)       be deleting paragraph (j).

     21.         Section 59 amended
                 Section 59(6) is amended by deleting "relating to appeals from a
                 Judge to a Full Court".

20   22.         Section 60 amended
                 Section 60(1)(f)(iv) and (v), and "and" after paragraph (v), are
                 deleted and the following is inserted instead --
                 "     and       ".

     23.         Section 61 replaced
25               Section 61 is repealed and the following section is inserted
                 instead --
     "
           61.              Powers of single judge of appeal and master
                 (1)       In relation to an appeal or application before the Court
30                         of Appeal, a single judge of appeal may exercise any

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                         jurisdiction or powers of the Court of Appeal that are
                         conferred on a single judge of appeal by Rules of
                         Court.
                   (2)   In relation to an appeal or application before the Court
5                        of Appeal, a master may exercise any jurisdiction or
                         powers of the Court of Appeal that are conferred on a
                         master by Rules of Court.
                   (3)   A person who is dissatisfied with a decision or order
                         made by a single judge of appeal or a master may apply
10                       to the Court of Appeal to set aside or vary the decision
                         or order.
                   (4)   Any decision or order made by a single judge of appeal
                         or a master may be set aside or varied by the Court of
                         Appeal.
15                                                                                   ".

     24.           Section 62 replaced
                   Section 62 is repealed and the following section is inserted
                   instead --
     "
20           62.         Divided decisions, effect of
                   (1)   If the judges of appeal constituting the Court of Appeal
                         are divided on the decision to be given on a question,
                         the question shall be decided according to the decision
                         of the majority, if there is a majority.
25                 (2)   If the Court of Appeal is constituted by more than
                         3 judges of appeal and they are equally divided on the
                         decision to be given on a question, the question shall be
                         decided according to the decision of the presiding
                         judge of appeal.




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                 (3)     If the Court of Appeal is constituted by 2 judges of
                         appeal and they are divided on the decision to be given
                         on a question --
                           (a) any party to the appeal may, within one month
5                                after the date the judgments are delivered, serve
                                 the Court of Appeal Registrar and each other
                                 party with a written notice requiring the appeal
                                 to be reheard by the Court of Appeal
                                 constituted by 3 or more judges of appeal;
10                         (b) if the appeal is against a judgment or order of a
                                 court other than the Supreme Court, either or
                                 both of the 2 judges of appeal may, of their own
                                 motion, order the appeal to be reheard by the
                                 Court of Appeal constituted by 3 or more
15                               judges of appeal.
                 (4)     If a party gives notice under subsection (3)(a) or an
                         order is made under subsection (3)(b) the appeal shall
                         be reheard by the Court of Appeal constituted by 3 or
                         more judges of appeal.
20               (5)     If no party gives notice under subsection (3)(a) or if no
                         order is made under subsection (3)(b), the appeal shall
                         not be reheard and the judgment or order against which
                         the appeal was taken shall remain unaltered.
                                                                                     ".

25   25.         Section 155 amended
           (1)   Section 155(1) is amended by inserting after "Registrar" --
                 "     , a Court of Appeal Registrar,   ".




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           (2)       Section 155(3) is repealed and the following subsection is
                     inserted instead --
                 "
                     (3)    In relation to appeals, applications, causes, matters or
5                           proceedings within the jurisdiction of the Court of
                            Appeal --
                              (a) the Court of Appeal Registrar shall have all the
                                     duties, including the taxation of costs, that are
                                     conferred on Registrars under this or any other
10                                   Act or on the Court of Appeal Registrar by
                                     Rules of Court; and
                              (b) a reference to the Principal Registrar or a
                                     Registrar is to be taken to be a reference to the
                                     Court of Appeal Registrar, unless the context
15                                   requires otherwise.
                                                                                           ".

     26.             Section 167 amended
                     Section 167(1) is amended as follows:
                      (a)        by inserting after paragraph (b) the following
20                               paragraphs --
                            "
                                (ba)   For conferring on a single judge of appeal,
                                       either generally or in particular cases and under
                                       such circumstances and on such conditions as
25                                     are prescribed, such of the jurisdiction and
                                       powers of the Court of Appeal as the rules
                                       specify.
                                (bb)   For conferring on a master or the Court of
                                       Appeal Registrar, either generally or in
30                                     particular cases and under such circumstances
                                       and on such conditions as are prescribed, such
                                       of the jurisdiction and powers of the Court of
                                       Appeal as the rules specify.
                                                                                           ";

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               (b)       by inserting after paragraph (i) the following
                         paragraph --
                     "
                         (ia)   For allowing the Court of Appeal to review any
5                               decision made by a single judge of appeal or
                                the Court of Appeal Registrar.
                                                                                  ";
               (c)       in paragraph (j) by deleting "from inferior courts".

     27.   References to "Full Court" changed to "Court of Appeal"
10         The Act is amended in each provision listed in the Table to this
           section by deleting "Full Court" wherever it appears and in each
           place inserting instead --
           "    Court of Appeal         ".
                                             Table
           s. 41(1)                          s. 59(1)             s. 60(1)
           s. 43(1)                          s. 59(4)             s. 60(3)
           s. 43(2)                          s. 59(5)
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     28.           Bail Act 1982 amended
           (1)     The amendments in this section are to the Bail Act 1982*.
                   [* Reprinted as at 27 August 1999.
5                     For subsequent amendments see Western Australian
                      Legislation Information Tables for 2003, Table 1, p. 28 and
                      Acts Nos. 50 of 2003 and 4 of 2004.]
           (2)     Section 52(2)(a) is deleted and the following paragraphs are
                   inserted instead --
10                       "
                              (a)   by a judge of the Supreme Court in any case
                                    where the defendant was bound to appear
                                    before the General Division of the Supreme
                                    Court;
15                           (ab)   by a judge of appeal in any case where the
                                    defendant was bound to appear before the Court
                                    of Appeal;
                                                                                     ".
           (3)     Section 53 is repealed and the following section is inserted
20                 instead --
     "
             53.             Appeals against decisions made under s. 52
                   (1)   A person who is dissatisfied with a decision (as defined
                         in section 4 of the Criminal Procedure (Summary)
25                       Act 1902) made under section 52 may, with the leave
                         of the Court of Appeal, appeal against it.
                   (2)   For the purposes of subsection (1), Part VIII of the
                         Criminal Procedure (Summary) Act 1902, with any
                         necessary changes, applies as if --
30                         (a) the decision referred to in subsection (1) were a
                                 decision of a court of summary jurisdiction;


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                       (b)    a reference in that Part to a court of summary
                              jurisdiction were a reference to the court that
                              made the decision referred to in subsection (1);
                              and
5                       (c)   a reference in that Part to commencing an
                              appeal were a reference to applying for leave to
                              appeal.
                (3)   Despite section 195A of the Criminal Procedure
                      (Summary) Act 1902, the appeal is to be dealt with by
10                    the Court of Appeal.
                                                                                       ".
        (4)     The Act is amended as set out in the Table to this section.
                                          Table
     s. 3(1)           In the definition of "appropriate judicial officer", delete
                       paragraph (b) and insert instead --
                       "
                         (b) if the court is the Court of Appeal, means a judge of
                               appeal;
                                                                                         ".
                       In the definition of "court", delete paragraphs (f) and (g) and
                       insert instead --
                       "
                         (f) the Court of Appeal;
                                                                                         ".
     s. 7A(1)          In paragraph (a), delete "Full Court" in the first 3 places
                       where it occurs and in each place insert instead --
                       " Court of Appeal ".
                       In paragraph (a), delete "the Full Court" in the fourth place
                       where it occurs and insert instead --
                       " a judge of appeal ".
     s. 15(1)(b)       Delete "Full Court or the Court of Criminal Appeal" and
                       insert instead --
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s. 52(1)        Delete "Court of Criminal Appeal, the Full Court of the
                Supreme Court, the Supreme Court constituted by a single
                Judge," and insert instead --
                " Supreme Court ".
s. 52(3)(a)     After "subsection (2)(a)" insert --
                " or (ab) ".
Sch. 1 Pt. A    Delete the content of the Second Column and insert instead --
cl. 4(a)        "
                                              If the appeal is being
                                              determined by a single
                                              judge, a single judge;
                                              If the appeal is being
                                              determined by the Court of
                                              Appeal, the Court of Appeal
                                              or a single judge of appeal;
                                                                           ".
Sch. 1 Pt. A    In the First Column, before "appeal" insert --
cl. 4(b)        " application for leave to appeal or an ".
                Delete the content of the Second Column and insert instead --
                "
                                              The Court of Appeal or a
                                              single judge of appeal;
                                                                           ".
Sch. 1 Pt. A    Delete the content of the Second Column and insert instead --
cl. 4(d)        "
                                              The Court of Appeal or a
                                              single judge of appeal;
                                                                           ".




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    Sch. 1 Pt. A       Delete the content of the Second Column and insert instead --
    cl. 4(e)(i)        "
                                                     If the appeal was determined
                                                     by a single judge, a single
                                                     judge;
                                                     If the appeal was determined
                                                     by the Court of Appeal, the
                                                     Court of Appeal or a single
                                                     judge of appeal;
                                                                                  ".
    Sch. 1 Pt. A       Delete the content of the Second Column and insert instead --
    cl. 4(e)(ii)       "
                                                     The Court of Appeal or a
                                                     single judge of appeal;
                                                                                  ".
    Sch. 1 Pt. A       Delete the content of the Second Column and insert instead --
    cl. 4(f)           "
                                                     The Court of Appeal or a
                                                     single judge of appeal;
                                                                                  ".

    29.         Children's Court of Western Australia Act 1988 amended
          (1)   The amendments in this section are to the Children's Court of
                Western Australia Act 1988*.
                [* Reprinted as at 25 August 2000.
5                  For subsequent amendments see Western Australian
                   Legislation Information Tables for 2003, Table 1, p. 54 and
                   Act No. 4 of 2004.]
          (2)   The Act is amended as set out in the Table to this section.
                                         Table
    s. 3               Delete the definition of "Court of Criminal Appeal".
                       Delete the definition of "Full Court".




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     s. 40(8)               In each provision, delete "Full Court" and insert instead --
     s. 43(1)               " Court of Appeal ".
     s. 43(3)
     s. 43(4)
     s. 43(2)               Delete "Full Court" in the first place it occurs and insert
                            instead --
                            " Court of Appeal ".
                            Delete "and for the purposes of such appeals, the Full Court
                            has the powers of the Court of Criminal Appeal".

     30.             The Criminal Code amended
           (1)       The amendments in this section are to The Criminal Code*.
                     [* Reprint 10 as at 7 February 2003 (see the Schedule to the
                        Criminal Code Act 1913 appearing as Appendix B to the
5                       Criminal Code Act Compilation Act 1913).
                        For subsequent amendments see Western Australian
                        Legislation Information Tables for 2003, Table 1, p. 95 and
                        Acts Nos. 50 of 2003 and 4 of 2004.]
           (2)       Section 687(1) is amended as follows:
10                    (a) by deleting "Full Court (as defined by section 57 of the
                            Supreme Court Act 1935)" and inserting instead --
                            " Court of Appeal ";
                      (b) by deleting ", and the expression Court of Criminal
                            Appeal in this Code shall mean the said Full Court".
15         (3)       Section 687(2), (4), (5), (6) and (7) are repealed.
           (4)       Section 702 is repealed.
           (5)       Section 703 is amended by inserting after the last paragraph the
                     following paragraph --
                 "
20                   The expression "Registrar" means the Court of Appeal
                          Registrar appointed under the Supreme Court Act 1935.
                                                                                           ".


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           (6)   The Criminal Code is amended in each provision listed in the
                 Table to this section by deleting "Court of Criminal Appeal"
                 wherever it appears and in each place inserting instead --
                 "   Court of Appeal    ".
5                                            Table
                 s. 655                      s. 691(2)           s. 694(2)
                 s. 687(3)                   s. 693(1)           s. 695(1)
                 s. 688(1)                   s. 693(1a)          s. 696
                 s. 688(1a)                  s. 693(2)           s. 697
                 s. 688(2)                   s. 693(3)           s. 699(1)
                 s. 689(1)                   s. 693A(1)          s. 703
                 s. 689(2)                   s. 693A(2)          s. 747
                 s. 689(3)                   s. 693A(3)
                 s. 689(4)                   s. 693A(4)

     31.         Criminal Procedure (Summary) Act 1902 amended
           (1)   The amendments in this section are to the Criminal Procedure
                 (Summary) Act 1902*.
                 [* Reprint 14 as at 16 May 2003.
10                  For subsequent amendments see Western Australian
                    Legislation Information Tables for 2003, Table 1, p. 203 and
                    Acts Nos. 50 of 2003 and 4 of 2004.]
           (2)   Section 183 is amended by deleting the definition of "Full
                 Court".
15         (3)   Section 195A(1) is amended by inserting after "Judge" --
                 "   sitting in the General Division of the Supreme Court     ".




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           (4)        Section 206A(3) is repealed and the following subsections are
                      inserted instead --
                 "
                      (3)     An application for leave to appeal must be made to the
5                             Court of Appeal constituted by a single judge of
                              appeal.
                     (3a)     If a single judge of appeal refuses an application for
                              leave to appeal, the applicant may apply to the Court of
                              Appeal to set aside the refusal and determine the
10                            application afresh.
                                                                                         ".
           (5)        The Act is amended in each provision listed in the Table to this
                      section by deleting "Full Court" wherever it appears and in each
                      place inserting instead --
15                    "     Court of Appeal   ".
                                                   Table
                             s. 195A(2)            s. 199(1)(e)       s. 206A(1)

     32.              District Court of Western Australia Act 1969 amended
           (1)        The amendments in this section are to the District Court of
                      Western Australia Act 1969*.
20                    [* Reprinted as at 19 January 2001.
                         For subsequent amendments see Western Australian
                         Legislation Information Tables for 2003, Table 1, p. 108.]
           (2)        Section 79(1a) is repealed and the following subsection is
                      inserted instead --
25               "
                     (1a)     Notwithstanding anything in this section, an appeal to
                              the Court of Appeal in respect of a judgment, order or
                              determination in proceedings in the Court under the
                              Commercial Arbitration Act 1985 may be made only
30                            by leave of the Court of Appeal.
                                                                                         ".

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           (3)       Section 79(2) is repealed and the following subsection is
                     inserted instead --
                 "
                     (2)   An appeal under this section shall be made in the same
5                          way as an appeal from a judgment or order of the
                           Supreme Court or a Judge thereof, may be made to the
                           Court of Appeal, and in all respects the practice and
                           procedure of the Court of Appeal in the appeal shall be
                           the same as though the appeal were an appeal to the
10                         Court of Appeal from a judgment or order of the
                           Supreme Court or a Judge thereof.
                                                                                      ".
           (4)       The Act is amended as set out in the Table to this section.
                                              Table
     s. 49                  Delete "Full Court sitting as a Court of criminal appeal" and
                            insert instead --
                            " Court of Appeal ".
     s. 79(1)(a)            Delete "Full Court constituted under the Supreme Court
                            Act 1935" and insert instead --
                            " Court of Appeal ".
     s. 79(1)(b)            Delete "Supreme Court or a Judge thereof, appeal to such Full
                            Court" and insert instead --
                            " Court of Appeal, appeal to the Court of Appeal ".
     s. 79(3)               In each provision, delete "Full Court" and insert instead --
     s. 79(4)               " Court of Appeal ".

15   33.             Interpretation Act 1984 amended
           (1)       The amendment in this section is to the Interpretation
                     Act 1984*.
                     [* Reprint 4 as at 6 February 2004.
                        For subsequent amendments see Act No. 4 of 2004.]




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           (2)   Section 5 is amended by inserting in the appropriate
                 alphabetical position the following definition --
                 "
                           "Court of Appeal" means the Court of Appeal
5                             established under the Supreme Court Act 1935;
                                                                                 ".

     34.         Judges' Retirement Act 1937 amended
           (1)   The amendment in this section is to the Judges' Retirement
                 Act 1937*.
10               [* Reprint 2 as at 5 December 2003.]
           (2)   Section 2 is amended in the definition of "Judge" as follows:
                  (a) by inserting after paragraph (a) the following
                        paragraph --
                            "
15                              (aa)   President of the Court of Appeal; or
                                                                                 ";
                     (b)    by inserting after paragraph (c) the following
                            paragraph --
                            "
20                              (ca)   Master or acting Master of the Supreme
                                       Court of Western Australia; or
                                                                                 ".
           (3)   Section 3 is amended as follows:
                  (a) by deleting ", save for the purpose of completing the
25                      trial of any action as next hereinafter provided, and such
                        office may, notwithstanding the pendency of any such
                        trial, be filled by the appointment of any qualified
                        person";




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                      (b)    in the first proviso by deleting "the trial of any action
                             which he had entered upon and had not completed
                             before" and inserting instead --
                  "
5                           the hearing and determination of any action, cause,
                            matter, trial or proceeding that was pending before him
                            immediately before
                                                                                         ".
           (4)    After section 3 the following section is inserted --
10   "
             4.             Resignation of judges
                  (1)       A Judge may at any time resign from office by giving
                            his written and signed resignation to the Governor.
                  (2)       If the Governor agrees to the resignation, it takes effect
15                          on the day on which the Governor agrees to it or on
                            any later day that it may specify.
                  (3)       A Judge who resigns from office may complete the
                            hearing and determination of any action, cause, matter,
                            trial or proceeding that was pending before him
20                          immediately before his resignation took effect and for
                            that purpose the Judge's appointment is to be taken to
                            be extended until he has done so.
                                                                                         ".

     35.          Judges' Salaries and Pensions Act 1950 amended
25         (1)    The amendments in this section are to the Judges' Salaries and
                  Pensions Act 1950*.
                  [* Reprint 5 as at 19 September 2003.
                     For subsequent amendments see Western Australian
                     Legislation Information Tables for 2003, Table 1, p. 197.]




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        (2)       Section 2 is amended by inserting after the definition of
                  "retirement" the following definition --
                  "
                        "Senior Puisne Judge" means the senior Judge of the
5                           Supreme Court who is neither the Chief Justice of
                            Western Australia, the President of the Court of
                            Appeal nor a judge of appeal;
                                                                                    ".
        (3)       Section 3 is amended as follows:
10                 (a) by inserting after "Australia" in the first place where it
                         occurs --
                         " , the President of the Court of Appeal ";
                   (b) by deleting "section 7" and inserting instead --
                         " section 7A ".
15      (4)       Section 5(1) is repealed and the following subsection is inserted
                  instead --
              "
                  (1)   The rate of the annual salary payable to a Judge while
                        his commission remains in force shall be determined
20                      from time to time under section 7 of the Salaries and
                        Allowances Act 1975 but --
                          (a) the rate of the annual salary payable to the
                               President of the Court of Appeal shall not
                               exceed that payable to the Chief Justice of
25                             Western Australia;
                          (b) the rate of the annual salary payable to the
                               senior judge of appeal, other than the Chief
                               Justice of Western Australia and the President
                               of the Court of Appeal, shall not exceed that
30                             payable to the Senior Puisne Judge.
                                                                                    ".




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           (5)       Section 5(1a) is amended by deleting "section 7(1)(a)" and
                     inserting instead --
                     "     section 7A(5)   ".
           (6)       After section 5(1a) the following subsection is inserted --
5                "
                  (1aa)      A judge of appeal who is appointed to act in the office
                             of President under section 10A(3) of the Supreme
                             Court Act 1935 shall be entitled, for so long as his
                             commission remains in force, to be remunerated and to
10                           receive other allowances and reimbursements as if he
                             had been appointed substantively to the office of
                             President under section 7A(6) of the Supreme Court
                             Act 1935.
                                                                                          ".
15         (7)       After section 5(3) the following subsections are inserted --
                 "
                     (4)     A person who holds more than one office under the
                             Supreme Court Act 1935 is entitled to the rate of
                             annual salary of only one of those offices.
20                   (5)     If a Judge is appointed to be also a judge of appeal and
                             as a result ceases to be the Senior Puisne Judge, he is
                             entitled to retain the rate of annual salary of the Senior
                             Puisne Judge if that rate is higher than his rate of
                             annual salary as a judge of appeal.
25                                                                                        ".

     36.             Justices Act 1902 amended
           (1)       The amendments in this section are to the Justices Act 1902*.
                     [* Reprint 14 as at 16 May 2003.
                        For subsequent amendments see Western Australian
30                      Legislation Information Tables for 2003, Table 1, p. 203 and
                        Acts Nos. 50 of 2003 and 4 of 2004.]


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        (2)        Section 183 is amended by deleting the definition of "Full
                   Court".
        (3)        Section 187(3)(a) is amended by inserting after "Judge" --
                   "     sitting in the General Division of the Supreme Court   ".
5       (4)        Section 206A(3) is repealed and the following subsections are
                   inserted instead --
              "
                   (3)     An application for leave to appeal must be made to the
                           Court of Appeal constituted by a single judge of
10                         appeal.
                  (3a)     If a single judge of appeal refuses an application for
                           leave to appeal, the applicant may apply to the Court of
                           Appeal to set aside the refusal and determine the
                           application afresh.
15                                                                                    ".
        (5)        The Act is amended in each provision listed in the Table to this
                   section by deleting "Full Court" wherever it appears and in each
                   place inserting instead --
                   "     Court of Appeal   ".
20                                              Table
                   s. 183 "Court"           s. 189(2)          Heading before s. 206A
                   s. 187(3)(b)             s. 190(2)          s. 206A(1)
                   s. 189(1)                s. 199(1)(e)




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37.    Various Acts amended
       Each Act listed in Schedule 1 is amended as set out in that
       Schedule.




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     38.         Appeals pending before Full Court or Court of Criminal
                 Appeal
           (1)   If on the commencement of this Act an appeal or an application
5                for leave to appeal is pending before --
                   (a) the Full Court of the Supreme Court; or
                   (b) the Court of Criminal Appeal,
                 the appeal or application is to be taken to have been commenced
                 or made and to be pending before the Court of Appeal.
10         (2)   Despite subsection (1), if on the commencement of this Act an
                 appeal or an application for leave to appeal is part heard by --
                   (a) the Full Court of the Supreme Court; or
                   (b) the Court of Criminal Appeal,
                 then the hearing and determination of the appeal or application
15               may be completed by the Full Court or the Court of Criminal
                 Appeal, as the case requires, as if this Act had not commenced.

     39.         References to "Full Court" or "Court of Criminal Appeal"
                 to be read as references to "Court of Appeal"
           (1)   A reference in a written law or book, document or writing to the
20               Full Court of the Supreme Court (whether those or some other
                 words are used) is, unless the contrary intention appears, to be
                 construed as if it had been amended to be a reference to the
                 Court of Appeal.
           (2)   A reference in a written law or book, document or writing to the
25               Court of Criminal Appeal is, unless the contrary intention
                 appears, to be construed as if it had been amended to be a
                 reference to the Court of Appeal.




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            Schedule 1 -- Minor amendments to various Acts
                                                                               [s. 37]

         Division 1 -- Amendments not affected by impending legislation
    1.          Adoption Act 1994
    Heading to         Delete "Full Court" and insert instead --
    Part 5             " Court of Appeal ".
    Division 4
    s. 118(1)          In each provision, delete "Full Court of the Supreme Court"
    s. 119             and insert instead --
                       " Court of Appeal "

5   2.          Constitution Acts Amendment Act 1899
    s. 41(1)           In each provision, delete "Supreme Court" and insert
    s. 41(2)           instead --
    s. 41(3)           " Court of Appeal ".
    s. 41(4)           Repeal the subsection.

    3.          Corporations (Western Australia) Act 1990
    s. 3(1)            Delete the definition of "Full Court".

    4.          Criminal Injuries Compensation Act 2003
    s. 56(2)(e)        In each provision, delete "Full Court of the Supreme Court"
    s. 58              and insert instead --
                       " Court of Appeal ".

    5.          Family Court Act 1997
    s. 211(3)          In each provision, delete "Full Court of the Supreme Court" in
    s. 211(5)          each place it occurs and in each place insert instead --
                       " Court of Appeal ".
    s. 211(3)          Delete "Full Court" in the third place it occurs and insert
                       instead --
                       " Court of Appeal ".




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    6.           Federal Courts (State Jurisdiction) Act 1999
    s. 6(c)              Delete "Full Court of the Supreme Court" and insert
                         instead --
                         " Court of Appeal ".

    7.           Guardianship and Administration Act 1990
    s. 18(1)             In the definition of "Court" delete "Full Court of the Supreme
                         Court" and insert instead --
                         " Court of Appeal ".
    s. 19(b)             In each provision, delete "Full Court of the Supreme Court"
    s. 37A               and insert instead --
                         " Court of Appeal ".
    Heading to           Delete "Full Court" and insert instead --
    Part 3               " Court of Appeal ".
    Division 4

    8.           Income Tax Assessment Act 1937
    s. 173(5)            Delete "Full Court of the Supreme Court" and insert
                         instead --
                         " Court of Appeal ".

    9.           Jurisdiction of Courts (Cross-vesting) Act 1987
    s. 6(9)              In each provision, delete "Full Court of the Supreme Court"
    s. 7(1)              and insert instead --
    s. 7(3)              " Court of Appeal ".
    s. 7(7)(a)
    s. 7(8)

5   10.          Katanning Electricity Supply Undertaking Acquisition Act 1961
    s. 7(2)              Delete "Full Court of the Supreme Court of Western
                         Australia" and insert instead --
                         " Court of Appeal ".




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11.         Legal Aid Commission Act 1976
s. 40(6a)          Delete "Full Court of the Supreme Court" and insert
                   instead --
                   " Court of Appeal ".

12.         Legal Practice Act 2003
s. 3               Delete the definition of "Full Court".
                   Insert the following definition in the appropriate alphabetical
                   position --
                   "
                     "Supreme Court (full bench)" means the Supreme
                         Court constituted by at least 3 judges;
                                                                                     ".
s. 28(1)           In each provision, delete "Full Court" in each place it occurs
s. 30(1)           and in each place insert instead --
s. 34(1)           " Supreme Court (full bench) ".
s. 34(2)
s. 185(2)(a)
s. 185(3)
s. 190(4)(b)
s. 190(5)
s. 194(1)
s. 194(2)
s. 194(3)
s. 204(3)(b)
s. 204(6)

13.         Liquor Licensing Act 1988
s. 27(2)           In each provision, delete "Full Court" and insert instead --
s. 28(4)(a)        " Court of Appeal ".




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    14.         Mining Act 1978
    s. 146(5)           Delete "Full Court of the Supreme Court" and insert
                        instead --
                        " Court of Appeal ".
                        Delete "Full Court" in the second and third place it occurs and
                        in each place insert instead --
                        " Court of Appeal ".
    s. 146(6)           In each provision, delete "Full Court" and insert instead --
    s. 146(7)           " Court of Appeal ".

    15.         Newspaper Libel and Registration Act 1884 Amendment Act 1888
    s. 3               Delete "full Court" and insert instead --
                       " Court of Appeal ".

    16.         Prisons Act 1981
    s. 23              Delete "Court of Criminal Appeal or a Judge of that Court"
                       and insert instead --
                       " Court of Appeal or a judge of appeal ".
                       Delete "a Registrar of the Supreme Court" and insert
                       instead --
                       " the Court of Appeal Registrar ".

    17.         Prostitution Act 2000
    s. 47(4)           In each provision, delete "Full Court" and insert instead --
    s. 47(5)           " Court of Appeal ".
    s. 47(6)
    s. 47(7)            Repeal the subsection.

5   18.         Public Notaries Act 1979
    s. 3                Insert the following definition in the appropriate alphabetical
                        position --
                        "
                          "Supreme Court (full bench)" means the Supreme
                              Court constituted by at least 3 judges.
                                                                                          ".


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    s. 6(2)            In each provision, delete "Full Court" and insert instead --
    s. 9               " Supreme Court (full bench) ".
    s. 10(2)
    s. 12
    s. 16(1)
    s. 11              Delete "Court" in the first place it occurs and insert instead --
                       " Supreme Court (full bench) ".

    19.         Restraining Orders Act 1997
    s. 64(4)           In each provision, delete "Full Court" and insert instead --
    s. 64(5)           " Court of Appeal ".
    s. 64(6)
    s. 64(6a)(b)
    s. 64(7)           Repeal the subsection.

    20.         Salaries and Allowances Act 1975
    s. 7(1)            Delete "section 5(1b)" and insert instead --
                       " section 5(1) and (1b) ".

    21.         Sentencing Act 1995
    s. 140(1)          In each provision, delete "Court of Criminal Appeal" and
    s. 140(2)          insert instead --
                       " Court of Appeal ".
    s. 143(1)          Delete "Full Court of the Supreme Court or the Court of
                       Criminal Appeal" and insert instead --
                       " Court of Appeal ".

          Division 2 -- Amendments that may be affected by impending
5                               legislation
    22.         Land Administration Act 1997
    s. 237(2)          Delete "Full Court" and insert instead --
                       " Court of Appeal ".




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23.         Legal Practice Act 2003
s. 202(2)          Delete "Full Court" and insert instead --
                   " Supreme Court (Full Bench) ".

24.         Local Courts Act 1904
s. 107             Delete "Full Court of the Supreme Court" or "Full Court"
                   wherever they occur and in each place insert instead --
                   " Court of Appeal ".

25.         Magistrates Court (Civil Proceedings) Act 2004 [261--2]
s. 41(1)           Delete "Supreme Court" and insert instead --
                   " Court of Appeal ".
                   Delete "Full Court" and insert instead --
                   " Court of Appeal ".
s. 41(3)           Delete "Supreme Court" and insert instead --
                   " Court of Appeal ".
                   Delete "Full Court" in the 2 places it occurs and in each place
                   insert instead --
                   " Court of Appeal ".
s. 41(4)           Delete "Supreme Court" in the first place it occurs and insert
                   instead --
                   " Court of Appeal ".
                   Delete "Full Court" and insert instead --
                   " Court of Appeal ".
s. 42(1)           Delete "Full Court of the Supreme Court" and insert instead --
                   " Court of Appeal ".
s. 42(3)           In each provision, delete "Full Court" in each place it occurs
s. 42(5)           and in each place insert instead --
s. 43(7)(e)        " Court of Appeal ".

26.         Royal Commissions Act 1968
s. 16(2)           In each provision, delete "Full Court of the Supreme Court"
s. 17              and insert instead --
                   " Court of Appeal ".



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27.         State Administrative Tribunal Act 2004 [213--2]
s. 104(3)(a)       Delete "Full Court" and insert instead --
                   " Court of Appeal ".
s. 104(4)          Repeal the subsection.

28.         Workers' Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 1981
s. 84ZX            Delete "Full Court of the Supreme Court" and insert
                   instead --
                   " Court of Appeal ".
s. 84ZY            Delete "Full Court" wherever it appears and in each place
                   insert instead --
                   " Court of Appeal ".

29.         Workers' Compensation and Injury Management Act 1981
s. 251(1)          Delete "Full Court of the Supreme Court" and insert
s. 252(1)          instead --
                   " Court of Appeal ".
s. 254(1)          Delete "Supreme Court appeal to the Supreme Court" and
                   insert instead --
                   " Court of Appeal appeal to the Court of Appeal ".
s. 254(2)          Repeal the subsection.




 


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