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CHRISTMAS ISLAND ACT 1958 - List of Sections

Section

Compilation Information

Long Title

Preamble

CHRISTMAS ISLAND ACT 1958
Part I—Preliminary

1. Short title [ see Note 1]
2. Commencement [ see Note 1]
4. Interpretation
4A. Application of the Criminal Code
CHRISTMAS ISLAND ACT 1958
Part II—Acceptance of Christmas Island

5. Acceptance of Christmas Island
6. Transfer of rights, liabilities etc. to Commonwealth
CHRISTMAS ISLAND ACT 1958
Part III—Laws and Legislative Powers

CHRISTMAS ISLAND ACT 1958
Division 1—Laws of the Territory


7. The laws of the Territory
8. Operation of existing laws etc.
8A. Application of Western Australian laws
8B. Minister must table lists of applied Western Australian Acts
8C. House may terminate application of Western Australian Acts in the Territory
8D. Extension of period for giving notice of motion to terminate WA Act
8E. Application of Commonwealth Acts
8F. Application of the Workplace Relations Act 1996
8G. Powers and functions under the applied Western Australian laws
8H. Arrangements with the Government of Western Australia
8I. Savings
CHRISTMAS ISLAND ACT 1958
Division 2—Legislative Powers of the Governor-General


9. Legislative powers of the Governor-General
10. Tabling of Ordinances in Parliament
10A. Ordinance not to be re-made while required to be tabled
10B. Ordinance not to be re-made while subject to disallowance
10C. Disallowed ordinance not to be re-made unless resolution rescinded or House approves
10D. Regulations, rules and by-laws
CHRISTMAS ISLAND ACT 1958
Part IV—The Judicial System

11. Supreme Court
11AAA.Minister may make arrangements with States
11AA. Supreme Court may sit in a State
11A. Registries and Registrars
12. Jurisdiction etc. of the Supreme Court
12A. Juries outside the Territory
12B. Offences in relation to jurors
CHRISTMAS ISLAND ACT 1958
Part IVA—Conferral of Territory Jurisdiction on Western Australian
courts etc.

14A. Definitions
14B. Conferral of jurisdiction on Western Australian courts and court officers
14C. Transfer of Supreme Court jurisdiction
14D. Transfer of pending proceedings
14E. Application of provisions of this Act to courts of Western Australia
14F. Savings—jurisdiction of Supreme Court of the Territory on and after transfer day
14G. Abolition of Supreme Court of the Territory [ see Note 2]
14H. Transitional provisions after abolition of Supreme Court
14J. References to courts of Territory—transitional
CHRISTMAS ISLAND ACT 1958
Part VI—Miscellaneous

17. Appointment of officers
18. Arrangements in relation to prisoners, mental patients etc.
18A. Removal of accused to State to stand trial
18B. Accused to be conveyed to Court
18C. Return of accused to Territory
18D. Person deemed to be prisoner under Removal of Prisoners (Territories) Act 1923
18E. Person deemed to be criminal lunatic under Removal of Prisoners (Territories) Act 1923
18F. Repatriation of person tried in a State
20. Grant of pardon, remission etc.
21. Exemption from Customs duties of goods produced in the Territory
21A. Disposal of land
22. Audit
23. Regulations
CHRISTMAS ISLAND ACT 1958
Schedule—Laws continuing in force in the Territory on and after 1 July 1992

CHRISTMAS ISLAND ACT 1958
Notes to the Christmas Island Act 1958

Note 2

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