Conferral of jurisdiction on Western Australian courts and court officers
15AAB Conferral of jurisdiction on Western Australian courts and court officers
Subject to this Part and any law in force in the Territory, the courts and court officers of Western Australia have jurisdiction (including appellate jurisdiction) in and in relation to the Territory as if the Territory were part of Western Australia.
Subject to any law in force in the Territory, a court or court officer of Western Australia may, in exercising jurisdiction under this section, sit in the Territory or Western Australia.
Subject to any law in force in the Territory, the practice and procedure applicable to a court or court officer exercising jurisdiction under this section are to be the practice and procedure as in force from time to time in relation to that court or court officer in Western Australia.
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