Supreme Court Amendment Act 1982 (WA)

WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

SUPREME COURT.

No. 3 of 1982.

AN ACT to amend the Supreme Court Act

1935-1979.

[Assented to 6 May 1982.1

BE it enacted by the Queen's Most ExcellentMajesty, by and with the advice and consent

of the Legislative Council and the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Supreme	Short title
and citation.

Court Amendment Act 1982.

(2)	In this Act, the Supreme Court Act 1935-1979	Reprinted as
approved

is referred to as the principal Act. 12 May 1980.

(3) The principal Act as amended by this Act

may be cited as the Supreme Court Act 1935-1982.

No. 3.] Supreme Court. [1982.

Section 7	2.	Section 7 of the principal Act is amended in
amended.

paragraph (a) of subsection (1) by deleting "six"

and substituting the following-

" seven " .

Section 11D

amended. 3. Section 11D of the principal Act is amended

in subsection (4) by deleting "subsection (2) of".

Sion 5	ec	t
am	e nded• 4. Section 58 of the principal Act is amended in

paragraph (b) of subsection (1) by inserting after

"Judge" the following-

" and from the Master " .

Section 59

amended. 5. Section 59 of the principal Act is amended in

subsection (1) by inserting after "referees," the

following-

" or by the Master, "

Section 60

amended. 6. Section 60 of the principal Act is amended by

inserting after "Judge" wherever it occurs in

subsections (1) and (3) the following-

" or the Master " .

Section 155

amended. 7. Section 155 of the principal Act is amended

by inserting after subsection (3) the following

subsection

(4) Notwithstanding subsection (1), the Attorney General on the recommendation of the Chief Justice shall appoint as officers of the Court such Associates and Ushers as he considers necessary; and such persons shall not be appointed under and subject to the Public Service Act 1978. " .