No. VII.
An Act to authorize the Appointment of an
Additional Judge of the Supreme Court.
| WH E R E A S | W a l e s has of la te years so largely | increased | t h a t t h e presen t |
| t h e business of t he Sup reme Cour t of N e w | South |
| n u m b e r of J u d g e s is insufficient | for i ts disposal and | for w a n t of a |
| four th J u d g e t h e Cour t business | is l iable | to | be | impeded du r ing t h e |
t empora ry absence of e i ther of t h e presen t J u d g e s by reason of sickness or otherwise to t h e g rea t in jury and delay of persons seeking to enforce the i r lawful c laims and i t is expedient to provide a r e m e d y for th i s inconvenience a n d to facilitate t h e increase of t h e n u m b e r of
| t he Circui t Cour ts | Be i t therefore enacted by t h e Queen ' s | Mos t |
| Exce l l en t Majesty by and wi th t h e advice and consent | of t h e Legis |
| lat ive Council a n d Legislat ive Assembly | of N e w | South W a l e s | in |
| P a r l i a m e n t | assembled | and by t h e | au tho r i t y | of | t h e | same as | fo l lows :— |
| 1. I t shal l be lawful for t h e Governor w i t h t h e | advice of t h e |
Execu t ive Counci l by Commission unde r t h e Grea t Seal of t h e Colony in t h e n a m e and on t h e behalf of H e r Majesty to appoin t in addi t ion
| to | t h e | p resen t | J u d g e s | one | o ther | J u d g e | of t h e Supreme Cour t who |
| shal l from t h e t ime of his appo in tmen t | be a | J u d g e of t h e | said Cour t |
| t o all | i n t en t s and purposes | whatsoever . |
2. Prov ided always t ha t such person so to be appoin ted shal l
| be a bar r i s te r | of | E n g l a n d | or I r e l a n d | or of | th i s Colony of not less | t h a n |
five years s tanding .
3 . The J u d g e so appointed shall be liable to removal only as
t h e present J u d g e s of t he Cour t a re severally liable to removal .
| 4 . The J u d g e so appointed shall be ent i t led | to | a year ly salary |
of two thousand pounds secured and payable as t h e salaries of t h e presen t J u d g e s of t h e Supreme Cour t are secured a n d m a d e payable
| a n d such J u d g e | shall be ent i t led to t h e same re t i r ing pension or | allow |
| ance as t h e other Pu i sne J u d g e s of | t h e said | Cour t . |
| 5. The power to appoin t addi t ional J u d g e s of | t h e | Sup reme |
| Cour t | conferred | by t h e Ac t s of | Counci l four th | Vic tor ia n u m b e r | t w e n t y - |
| two a n d n ine teen th | Victor ia n u m b e r | th i r ty -one | shall be a n d t h e | same |
| is hereby repealed. |