Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A04041:section:1990:p16
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A04041
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 1990 (pt 16/212)
Character Range: 45278–48046

called 'civil' matters) arising under the Corporations Law of the Capital Territory; and

     (b) the jurisdiction of the courts of the Capital Territory in respect of civil matters arising under any Corporations Law of a State;

and so provides to the exclusion of:

  (c) the Jurisdiction of Courts (Cross-vesting) Act 1987; and

  (d) section 39b of the Judiciary Act 1903.

"(2) Nothing in this Division affects any other jurisdiction of any court.

Interpretation

  "50. (1) In this Division:

'Full Court', in relation to a Supreme Court of a State, includes any court of the State to which appeals lie from a single judge of that Supreme Court;

'judgment' means a judgment, decree or order, whether final or interlocutory.

  "(2) In this Division:

     (a) a reference to the Corporations Law of the Capital Territory includes a reference to:

         (i) the Corporations Regulations of the Capital Territory; and

       (ii) the ASC Law of the Capital Territory; and

      (iii) the ASC Regulations of the Capital Territory; and

         (iv) any other applicable provisions (as defined in section 4) of the Capital Territory; and

       (v) this Act; and

         (vi) regulations made under section 73 of this Act or section 252 of the ASC Law of the Capital Territory; and

         (vii) rules of court made by the Federal Court because of a provision of this Act, and rules of court applied by the Supreme Court of the Capital Territory, or of a State, when exercising jurisdiction conferred by this Division (including jurisdiction conferred by virtue of any previous application or applications of this subparagraph); and

     (b) a reference to the Corporations Law of a State is a reference to the Corporations Law of that State within the meaning of the law of that State corresponding to this Division.

Jurisdiction of Federal Court and State and Territory Supreme Courts

"51. (1) Jurisdiction is conferred on the Federal Court of Australia with respect to civil matters arising under the Corporations Law of the Capital Territory.

"(2) Subject to section 9 of the Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977, jurisdiction is conferred on the Supreme Court of each State and the Capital Territory with respect to civil matters arising under the Corporations Law of the Capital Territory.

"(3) The jurisdiction conferred on a Supreme Court by subsection (2) is not limited by any limits to which any other jurisdiction of that Supreme Court may be subject.

Appeals

"52. (1) An appeal may not be instituted from a decision of a single Judge of the Federal Court to the Full Court of the Supreme Court of a State or Territory.

"(2) An appeal may not be instituted from a decision of a single Judge of the Supreme Court of a