Supreme Court and Circuit Courts (Amendment) Act 1969 (NSW)

SUPREME COURT AND CIRCUIT COURTS

(AMENDMENT) ACT.

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ANNO OCTAVO DECIMO

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Act No. 5, 1969.

An Act to make further provision with respect to the constitution o f the Court o f Appeal and the powers o f a Court or o f a Judge to hear proceedings for contempt o f court, or on demurrer; for these purposes to amend the Supreme Court and Circuit Courts Act, 1900­ 1968; to validate certain matters; and for purposes connected therewith. [Assented to, 14th March, 1969.]

Supreme Court and Circuit Courts {Amendment).

^ and with the advice and consent of the Legislative

Council and Legislative Assembly of New South Wales in

O E it enacted by the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, by No. 5,1969 follow s: —

1.      (1) This Act may be cited as the “Supreme Court short title

and Circuit Courts (Amendment) Act, 1969”.	and citation.
(2) The Supreme Court and Circuit Courts Act, 1900, as subsequently amended and as amended by this Act, may be cited as the Supreme Court and Circuit Courts Act, 1900-1969.

2. (1) The Supreme Court and Circuit Courts Act. Amendment

1900-1968, is amended—

(a) by omitting from paragraph (c) of subsection two Sec. 21b.

of section 21b the word “six'	and by inserting in
lieu thereof the word “seven”

(b)	(i)	by omitting paragraph (c) of subsection three sec. 21f.
of section 21 f and by inserting in lieu thereof (jurisdiction
the following new paragraph ; — Appeal.)

(c) proceedings for attachment for con­ tempt of court whether of the Supreme Court or an inferior court except where the contempt—

(i)   is committed in the face of the court; or

(ii)   consists of disobedience to an order of, or breach of an undertaking given to, the Supreme Court or a District Court.

(ii)

Supreme Court and Circuit Courts {Amendment).

No. 5 ,19fi9	(ii)	by inserting in paragraph (d) of the same subsection after the word “demurrer” the words “under the Common Law Procedure Act, 1899, as subsequently amended” ;
(iii)	by inserting at the end of the same subsection the following new subsection :—
(4) A reference in paragraph (c) of sub­ section three of this section to the Supreme Court, the District Court or an inferior court includes a judge thereof.

(2) The amendments made by paragraph (b) of subsection one of this section shall be deemed to have commenced on the first day of January, one thousand nine hundred and sixty-six.

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