Queensland Consolidated Acts

SUPREME COURT ACT 1995 - SECT 2

(1) This Act, as in force at the commencement of this section, is, in part, a consolidation of provisions of the Supreme Court Act 1921 (the existing provisions) and provisions relocated from the following Acts (the relocated provisions)—

• Commercial Causes Act 1910

• Common Law Pleading Act 1867

• Common Law Practice Act 1867

• Common Law Process Act 1867

• Costs Act 1867

• Equity Act 1867

• Interdict Act 1867

• Judicature Act 1876

• Sheriff's Act 1875

• Supreme Court Act 1867

• Supreme Court Act 1874

• Supreme Court Act 1892

• Supreme Court Act 1893

• Supreme Court Act 1895

• Supreme Court Act 1899

• Supreme Court Acts Amendment Act (No. 2) 1958

• Supreme Court Constitution Amendment Act 1861

• Writs of Dedimus Act 1871.

(2) To remove any doubt, it is declared that the relocated provisions were not re-enacted by the Statute Law Revision Act (No. 2) 1995, but merely moved (without re-enactment) from the Acts in which they were enacted to this Act.

(3) Without limiting subsections (1) and (2) and to further remove any doubt, it is also declared that the relocation to this Act of the relocated provisions did not impliedly repeal or amend, or otherwise affect the operation of, the existing provisions, the relocated provisions or the provisions of any other law and, in particular, did not affect the meaning or effect that the existing or relocated provisions, or the provisions of the other law, had because of the respective times when they were enacted.

(4) In addition, it is declared that the relocation did not—

(a) affect any jurisdiction or power of a court or judge; or

(b) affect any principle or rule of law or equity; or

(c) affect any right, privilege or liability; or

(d) revive anything not existing or in force.