Judiciary Act 1910 (Cth)

1910. Judiciary. No . 34.

JUDICIARY.

No. 3 4 o f 1910.

An Ac t t o amen d th e Judiciary Act 1903-1907.

[Assented t o 1s t December, 1910. ]

BE i t enacte d b y th e King’ s Mos t Excellen t Majesty, th e Senate, Australia, a s follow s :—

and th e Hous e o f Representative s o f th e Commonwealt h o f

1.—(1.) Thi s Ac t ma y b e cite d a s th e Judiciary Act 1910. Short titl e an d citation.

(2.) Th e Judiciary Act 1903-1907, a s amende d b y thi s Act,

may b e cite d as th e Judiciary Act 1903-1910.

2. Sectio n on e o f th e Judiciary Act 1903-190 7 i s amended b y Amendment o f Section 1 of

adding a t th e en d thereo f th e words:—“Par t XII.—Referenc	e o f	Principal Act.
Constitutional Questions, ss. 83-94. ”

3. Th e Judiciary Act 1903-190 7 i s amende d b y addin g afte r

section eighty-seve n thereof th e followin g P a r t: —

“ PART XII.—REFERENC E O F CONSTITUTIONA L QUESTIONS.

“88. Wheneve r th e Governor-Genera l refer s t o th e Hig h	Jurisdiction o f
High Cour t a s

Court fo r hearin g an d determinatio n an y questio n o f la w a s t o th e	to constitutional
questions
validity o f an y Ac t o r enactmen t o f the Parliamen t th e Hig h Cour t	referred b y th e
shall hav e jurisdiction t o hea r an d determin e th e matter.	Governor-
General.
Cf. Canada,

to appea r o r b e represented a t th e hearing.

“89. Th e matte r shal l b e hear d an d determine d b y a Ful l 54-5 Vic. c. 25,

Court consistin g o f all the Justices:	s. 4.
Hearing an d determination

Provided tha t i f an y o f th e Justice s ar e absen t fro m th e of th e matter.

Commonwealth o r incapacitate d b y illnes s th e matte r ma y b e hear d

and determined b y al l th e othe r Justices.

Notification t o

“90. Th e Attorney-Genera l o f eac h Stat e shal l be notifie d o f State Attorney -

the hearin g o f th e matte r an d b e entitle d t o appear o r be represented	General.
at th e hearing.

“91. Th e Hig h Cour t o r a Justic e ma y direc t tha t an y person	that person s
Power t o direc t

or clas s o f persons o r association claimin g t o b e intereste d i n th e	interested b e
notified.
matter shal l b e notifie d o f th e hearin g o f the matte r an d b e entitle d

No. 34. Judiciary. 1910 .

Power to reques t

counsel t o argu e “92. Th e Cour t ma y reques t an y counse l t o argu e th e matte r

as t o an y	as t o an y interes t whic h i n th e opinio n of the Cour t i s affecte d an	d
interest no t
represented.	as t o whic h counse l does no t appear; an d th e reasonabl e expense s

thereby occasione d shal l be paid by the Commonwealth out of moneys

to b e appropriate d b y th e Parliament.

Determination	“93. Th e determinatio n o f th e Cour t upo n th e matte r shal l b e
of Cour t to b e

final. final an d conclusiv e an d not subjec t t o any appeal.

Rules o f Court. “94. Th e Justice s o f th e High Cour t o r a majorit y o f the m ma y

make Rule s o f Cour t fo r carryin g thi s Par t o f thi s Ac t int o effec t

and i n particular fo r regulatin g th e procedur e i n relatio n t o an y

matter referre d t o th e Hig h Cour t i n accordanc e wit h thi s Par t o f

this Act. ”