Supreme Court (Additional Judge) Act 1881 No 13a (NSW)

ANNO QUADRAGESIMO QUINTO

V I C T O R I A R E G I N E .

No. I.

A n Act to authorize the Appointment of an

Additional Judge of the Supreme Court.

[6th August, 1881.]

WH E R E A S the term of the Commission under which a Judge of the Supreme Court was appointed pursuant to the " Supreme	Court Temporary Judge A c t Continuation A c t 1 8 8 0 " will shortly
expire A n d whereas it has become necessary to make such further and permanent provision for the Administration of Justice in the Supreme and Circuit Courts as may prevent the accumulat ion of arrears and ensure the more speedy and effective disposal o f judicial business in the several jurisdictions of the said Supreme Court B o it therefore enacted by the Queen's Mos t Excel lent Majesty b y and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly of
N e w South Wale s in Parliament assembled and by the authority of the
same as follows : —
1. I t shall be lawful for the Governor with the advice o f the Execut ive Council b y commission under the Great Seal of the Colony to appoint in Her Majesty's name in addition to the Chief Justice and the three Puisne Judges any person whether a Barrister or not as a Judge of the Supreme Court w h o shall from the t ime of his appointment be a Judge of the said Court to all intents and purposes whatsoever.

A 2.

2. The Judge appointed under the power hereby conferred shall

be paid a salary at the yearly rate o f two thousand pounds and such salary shall be secured and be payable in l ike manner as the salaries

of the present Judges o f the Supreme Court are secured and made
payable.
3. The Judge so appointed shall be entitled to the like retiring

pension or allowance and on the same conditions as the other Puisne
Judges of the said Court.

4. The Judge so appointed shall be liable to removal in such

manner and upon such grounds only as the present Judges o f the said
Court are b y law liable to removal.

5. The Supreme Court shall for the purpose of hearing Equi ty Appeals as well as for all other purposes be lawfully constituted b y the presence in Court o f at least any three Judges o f the said Court Provided that nothing herein shall take away any power to hear and determine any matter in the C o m m o n L a w or Ecclesiastical Juris­ diction of the said Court or in Lunacy or Insolvency which b y any existing law may be heard by any less number o f Judges than three or to alter or abridge any existing jurisdiction of any o f the Judges

of the Supreme Court.