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within the jurisdiction of the Court.

23 Rules of court

  The judge of the Supreme Court may make rules of court for regulating the practice and procedure of the Court, and for prescribing all matters and things which are necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to this Ordinance or for the conduct of any business of the Court.
The Schedule
(section 5 (2))

Oath

 I, A.B., do swear that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth the Second, Her heirs and successors according to law, that I will well and truly serve Her in the office of Judge (or additional Judge as the case may be) of the Supreme Court of the Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands and that I will do right to all manner of people according to law, without fear or favour, affection or ill-will:  So help me God!

Affirmation

 I, A.B., do solemnly and sincerely promise and declare that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth the Second, Her heirs and successors according to law, that I will well and truly serve Her in the office of Judge (or additional Judge as the case may be) of the Supreme Court of the Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands and that I will do right to all manner of people according to law, without fear or favour, affection or ill-will.

 Dated this twenty-third day of November, 1955.

                              W. J. SLIM
Governor-General

 By His Excellency's Command,

PAUL HASLUCK
Minister of State for Territories

Notes to the Supreme Court Ordinance 1955

Note 1

The Supreme Court Ordinance 1955 (in force under the Cocos (Keeling) Islands Act 1955) as shown in this compilation comprise Ordinance No. 4 of 1955 amended as indicated in the Tables below.

The Supreme Court Ordinance 1955 was amended by the Arts, Territories and Environment Legislation Amendment Act 1989 (No. 60 of 1989). The  amendment has been incorporated in this compilation.

Table of Ordinances
Year and     Date of notification   Date of       Application, saving or
number       in Gazette             commencement  transitional provisions
No. 4, 1955  23 Nov 1955            23 Nov 1955
No. 3, 1963  18 July 1963           18 July 1963   —
No. 2, 1976  27 July 1976           27 July 1976   —
No. 1, 1982  12 Mar 1982            12 Mar 1982    —
No. 2, 1987  24 Sept 1987           24 Sept 1987   —

Table of Amendments
ad. = added or inserted      am. = amended      rep. = repealed      rs. = repealed and substituted
Provision affected                                                                                   How affected
S. 2.................                                                                                am. No. 3, 1963
S. 3.................                                                                                rep. No. 1, 1982
Heading to Part. II.......                                                                           rep. No. 1, 1982
Heading to Div. 1                                                                                    rep. No. 1,