Supreme Court Amendment Act 1998 (TAS)

Supreme Court Amendment Act 1998

An Act to amend the Supreme Court Act 1887

[Royal Assent 26 June 1998]

Be it enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Tasmania, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly, in Parliament assembled, as follows:

1Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Supreme Court Amendment Act 1998 . 2CommencementThis Act commences on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent. 3Principal ActIn this Act, the Supreme Court Act 1887 is referred to as the Principal Act. 4Section 3 amended (Acting judges) Section 3 of the Principal Act is amended as follows: (a) by omitting from subsection (1) "person eligible for office of judge of the Supreme Court" and substituting "qualified person"; (b) by inserting the following subsection after subsection (1) : (1A)  In subsection (1) , qualified person means a person who – (a) is eligible for the office of judge of the Supreme Court; or (b) is or has been a judge of the Federal Court of Australia; or (c) is or has been a judge of the Supreme Court of another State or a Territory.

[Second reading presentation speech made in:

House of Assembly on 28 MAY 1998

Legislative Council on 11 JUNE 1998]