Supreme Court (Judges Enabling) Act 1887 No 8a (NSW)

1887. 50̂ VIC. IVos. 36 & 37.

Supreme Court {Judges Etiahlincf)— Consolidated Revenue Fund (jSTo. 3),

No. XXXVI.

All Act to enable aiiv 3ii(la*c of the Supreme ŝ n̂F.ME comr

Court to hear and determ ine m atters m	—
the Equity Ecclesiastical and Divorce Jiirisdiction of the Court. [31^^ May, 1887.]

T'TTHEEEAS it is expedient that any of the Judges of tlie Supreme Preamble.

Court should when so requested have power to hear and determine all matters arising in the Equity Ecclesiastical or Divorce Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court Ee it therefore enacted hy the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty hy and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly of New South IValcs in Parliament assembled and hy the authority of the same as follows:—

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1. Notwithstanding anything contained in the “ Matrimonial Provision for

Causes Act” or in the “ Equity Act of 1880” or in tlic “ Ecclesiastical and hear and determine all causes or matters depending in Equity or in the Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction or all causes matters or suits depend­ ing in the Divorce and Matrimonial Causes Jurisdiction and shall have while so acting co-ordinate jurisdiction with and all the powers of the Primary Judge or of the Judge of the Divorce Court subject however to the same right of appeal as now exists from the decision of the Primary Judge or of the Judge of the Divorce Court.

Procedure Act 1883” any Judge of the Supreme Court may at the of Divorce judge

request of the Primary Judge in Equity or of the Judge of the Divorce