Supreme Court and Circuit Courts (Amendment) Act 1941 (NSW)

SUPREME COURT AND CIRCUIT

COURTS (AMENDMENT) ACT.

Act No. 37, 1041.

George VI. An Act to make further provisions relating to

' -L, ' the judges of the Supreme Court and the members of the Industrial Commission of New Sou til Wales; to amend the Supreme Court and Circuit Courts Act, 1900-1940, and the Industrial Arbitration Act, 1940. in certain respects; and for purposes con­ nected therewith. [Assented to, 18th Sep­ tember, 1941.]

T 3 E it enactotl Ity the Ivingb Most Excellent Majesty,

by ami ulth tlie advice and consent of the Leg'is- latlve Council and Legislative Assembly of New South Wales in Pailianient assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows

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Shorttitie 1 * O This Act may be cited as the ‘hSnpremc Court

and citation, and Circuit Conrls (Amendment) Act, 1941.”

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(2) Tile Supreme Court and Circuit Courts Act, No. 37, 1941.

1900-1940, as amended by this Act, may be cited as the

Supreme Court and Circuit Courts Act, 1900-1941.

2 . The Supreme Court and Circuit Courts Act, 1900­

Amendment

of Act

1940, is amended—• No. 35,1900.

(a) by inserting in subsection three of section nine after the words “ shall be” the words “ a member	Sec. 9.
(Puisne

of the Industrial Commission of New South	Judges.)
Wales or” ;

(b) by inserting next after subsection (3a) of section twelve the following new subsection:—	Sec, 12,
pensions.)
(Judges’

(3b) (a) Any period during which a Puisne Judge has served as a member of the Industrial Commission of New South Wales shall be com­ puted as portion of the service of such Puisne Judge for the purposes of this section.

(b) This subsection shall extend—

(i)  to and in respect of every Puisne Judge in office at the commencement of the Supreme Court and Circuit Courts (Amendment) Act, 1941; and

(ii)  to and in respect of any period before such commencement during which a Puisne Judge has served as a member of the Industrial Commission of New South Wales.

(c) after the words “ special commission” the words (Acting

by inserting in subsection one of section thirteen See, 13. of New South Wales o r” .

3. (1) The Industrial Arbitration Act, 1940, is

Amendment

of Act

amended— No. 2,1910.

(a) by omitting from subsection one of section four­ teen the words “ not less than five and” ;	Sec. 14.
commission.)
(Industrial

(b)	by inserting next after subsection two of the same section the following new subsection:—
(2a) Any period during which a member of of the Supreme Court shall be computed as cf. Act

;	the commission has served as an acting Judge	No. 23, 1912,
8. 20 (3).
portion of his service as a member of the com­ mission for the purposes of this section.

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(2) The persons who, immediately before the com­ mencement of this Act, were President and other members of the industrial commission of New South Wales shall continue to hold office as President and members of the commission in all respects as if the amendments made by subsection one of this section had been in force at the date of their respective appoint­ ments.