Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2021C00347:clause:1_99
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2021C00347
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 99
Character Range: 73969–74994

99  Transfer of Court of Petty Sessions jurisdiction—new proceedings

Scope
(1) This item applies to the jurisdiction to hear and determine matters arising under laws in force in Norfolk Island vested in the Court of Petty Sessions immediately before the judicial transition time, except in relation to matters for which:
 (a) proceedings were pending in that court immediately before that time; or
 (b) proceedings had been completed in that court before that time.

Transfer of jurisdiction
(2) Subject to the Constitution, after the judicial transition time the jurisdiction:
 (a) ceases to be vested in the Court of Petty Sessions; and
 (b) is vested in:
 (i) if a court prescribed for the purposes of subitem (3) would, apart from this subitem, have the jurisdiction under subsection 60AA(2) of the new law—that court; or
 (ii) in any other case—the Supreme Court of the prescribed State or Territory.
(3) A court of a prescribed State or Territory may be prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this subitem.