Bill
Norfolk Island Amendment (Supreme Court) Bill 2020
passed, as at 2020-09-07. Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications portfolio.
- Sponsor
- Not recorded
- Portfolio
- Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2020-05-13
- second reading — 2020-05-13
- second reading — 2020-08-24
- second reading — 2020-08-24
- third reading — 2020-08-24
- introduced — 2020-08-25
- second reading — 2020-08-25
- second reading — 2020-08-27
- second reading — 2020-08-27
- third reading — 2020-08-27
- passed — 2020-08-27
- royal assent — 2020-09-07
Divisions
No divisions recorded. Most questions are decided on the voices; this does not establish that a bill was unopposed.
Plain-language summary
Written by a model from the explanatory memorandum; not the record, as at 2020-05-13.
The bill would make technical changes to the Norfolk Island Act 1979 concerning the Supreme Court of Norfolk Island.
It would clarify that the Supreme Court may sit in a state or territory without an arrangement with that state, as long as no powers or duties are imposed on state officers.
The bill would also confirm that judges of the Supreme Court receive travelling allowances as determined by the Remuneration Tribunal, reflecting existing practice.
- The bill would allow the Supreme Court to sit off-island when exercising criminal and civil jurisdictions.
- It would permit the Commonwealth to enter into arrangements with state or territory authorities for the effective application of provisions dealing with hearings in a host jurisdiction.
- The bill would remove doubt that the Supreme Court may exercise its jurisdiction in a state without an arrangement, where no powers or duties are conferred on a state officer.
- It would clarify the basis for determining travelling allowances for Supreme Court judges.
The Supreme Court of Norfolk Island, its judges, and state or territory authorities such as courts and remand centres.
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