Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2021C00085:section:15aac
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2021C00085
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 15AAC
Character Range: 56443–57861

15AAC  Transfer of Supreme Court jurisdiction
 (1) This section applies to the jurisdiction vested in or exercisable by the Supreme Court of the Territory or a judge of that Court immediately before the transfer day, except in relation to matters for which:
 (a) proceedings were pending in that Court immediately before that day; or
 (b) proceedings had been completed in that Court before that day.
 (2) On and after the transfer day, the jurisdiction:
 (a) ceases to be vested in the Supreme Court of the Territory or a Judge of that Court; and
 (b) is vested in:
 (i) if the Family Court of Western Australia or a Judge of that Court would, apart from this section, have the jurisdiction under subsection 15AAB(1)—the Family Court of Western Australia or a Judge of that Court (as the case requires); or
 (ii) if the District Court of Western Australia or a Judge of that Court would, apart from this section, have the jurisdiction under subsection 15AAB(1)—the District Court of Western Australia or a Judge of that Court (as the case requires); or
 (iii) if the Children's Court of Western Australia or a Judge of that Court would, apart from this section, have the jurisdiction under subsection 15AAB(1)—the Children's Court of Western Australia or a Judge of that Court (as the case requires); or
 (iv) in any other case—the Supreme Court of Western Australia or a Judge of that Court (as the case requires).