Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2021C00068:section:12b:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2021C00068
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 12B (pt 1/2)
Character Range: 3397–6296

12B  Offences in relation to jurors
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
14H Transitional provisions after abolition of Supreme Court
14J References to courts of Territory—transitional
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
22A Ordinances—incorporation of matters by reference
23 Regulations
Schedule—Laws continuing in force in the Territory on and after 1 July 1992
Endnotes
Endnote 1—About the endnotes
Endnote 2—Abbreviation key
Endnote 3—Legislation history
Endnote 4—Amendment history
An Act to provide for the Acceptance of Christmas Island as a Territory under the Authority of the Commonwealth and to provide for the Government of that Territory
Preamble

       WHEREAS Christmas Island (being the island referred to in section 4) is governed and administered as a separate colony in pursuance of the Christmas Island Order in Council, 1957, made by the Queen by virtue and in exercise of the powers conferred upon Her by the Imperial Acts entitled the Straits Settlements (Repeal) Act, 1946, and the British Settlements Acts, 1887 and 1945:

       AND WHEREAS by the Christmas Island (Request and Consent) Act 1957 the Parliament of the Commonwealth requested, and consented to, the enactment by the Parliament of the United Kingdom of an Act enabling the Queen to place Christmas Island under the authority of the Commonwealth and making provision for matters incidental to the placing of that Island under that authority:

       AND WHEREAS the Government of the Commonwealth has also requested, and consented to, the enactment by the Parliament of the United Kingdom of such an Act:

       AND WHEREAS by the Imperial Act entitled the Christmas Island Act, 1958, it is provided that Her Majesty may, by Order in Council, direct that Christmas Island shall, on such date as may be specified in the Order, be placed under the authority of the Commonwealth:

       AND WHEREAS by the Constitution it is provided that