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Queensland
SUPREME COURT
LEGISLATION
(MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS) BILL 1993
Queensland
SUPREME COURT LEGISLATION
(MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) BILL
1993
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Section Page
PART 1--PRELIMINARY
1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
PART 2--AMENDMENT OF SUPREME COURT OF
QUEENSLAND ACT 1991
2 Amended Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
3 Insertion of new s.12A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
12A Appointment of Judges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
PART 3--AMENDMENT OF SUPREME COURT ACT 1867
4 Amended Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
5 Omission of s.8 (Judges may be appointed) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
PART 4--REPEAL OF SUPREME COURT JUDGES
APPOINTMENT ACT 1983
6 Repeal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
PART 5--MINOR AMENDMENTS OF THE LEGAL
PRACTITIONERS ACTS
7 Amendment of the Legal Practitioners Act Amendment Act 1938 . . . . . . . 5
8 Amendment of the Legal Practitioners Acts Amendment Act 1954 . . . . . . 6
9 Amendment of the Legal Practitioners Acts Amendment Act 1968 . . . . . . 6
PART 6--REPEAL OF ACTS
10 Repealed Acts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
1993
A BILL
FOR
An Act to amend and repeal certain Acts in relation to the
appointment of Supreme Court Judges, and for other purposes
4
Supreme Court Legislation (Miscellaneous
Provisions)
BE IT ENACTED by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with 1
the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland in 2
Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows. 3
PART 1--PRELIMINARY 4
title 5
Short
This Act may be cited as the Supreme Court Legislation 6
Clause1.
(Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1993. 7
ART 2--AMENDMENT OF SUPREME COURT OF 8
P
QUEENSLAND ACT 1991 9
Act 10
Amended
The Supreme Court of Queensland Act 1991 is amended as set out 11
Clause2.
in this Part. 12
of new s.12A 13
Insertion
Clause3. After section 12-- 14
insert-- 15
of Judges 16
`Appointment
`12A. The Governor in Council may, by commission, appoint a barrister 17
or solicitor of the Court of at least 5 years' standing to be a Judge.'. 18
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Supreme Court Legislation (Miscellaneous
Provisions)
ART 3--AMENDMENT OF SUPREME COURT 1
P
ACT 1867 2
Act 3
Amended
The Supreme Court Act 1867 is amended as set out in this Part. 4
Clause4.
of s.8 (Judges may be appointed) 5
Omission
Section 8-- 6
Clause5.
omit. 7
PART 4--REPEAL OF SUPREME COURT JUDGES 8
APPOINTMENT ACT 1983 9
10
Repeal
The Supreme Court Judges Appointment Act 1983 is repealed. 11
Clause6.
PART 5--MINOR AMENDMENTS OF THE LEGAL 12
PRACTITIONERS ACTS 13
of the Legal Practitioners Act Amendment Act 1938 14
Amendment
The Legal Practitioners Act Amendment Act 1938 is amended 15
Clause7.(1)
as set out in this section. 16
(2) Section 1 (from `and shall be read' to `as the Principal Act')-- 17
omit. 18
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Provisions)
(3) Section 1-- 1
omit `also'. 2
(4) Section 1 (from `Collective title' to `1938."')-- 3
omit. 4
of the Legal Practitioners Acts Amendment Act 1954 5
Amendment
The Legal Practitioners Acts Amendment Act 1954 is amended 6
Clause8.(1)
as set out in this section. 7
(2) Section 1(2) and (3)-- 8
omit. 9
of the Legal Practitioners Acts Amendment Act 1968 10
Amendment
The Legal Practitioners Acts Amendment Act 1968 is amended 11
Clause9.(1)
as set out in this section. 12
(2) Section 2-- 13
omit. 14
PART 6--REPEAL OF ACTS 15
Acts 16
Repealed
Clause10. The following Acts are repealed-- 17
(a) the Legal Practitioners Act 1881; 18
(b) the Legal Practitioners Acts Amendment Act 1946; 19
(c) the Legal Practitioners Acts Amendment Act 1947; 20
(d) the Legal Practitioners Acts Amendment Act 1961; 21
(e) the Legal Practitioners Acts Amendment Act 1965; 22
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Provisions)
(f) the Legal Practitioners Acts Amendment Act 1974; 1
(g) the Legal Practitioners Acts Amendment Act 1977. 2
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© State of Queensland 1993
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