Jurisdiction of State and Territory Supreme Courts
42 Jurisdiction of State and Territory Supreme Courts
S. 42(1) amended by No. 22/2000 s. 14(1).
Subject to section 9 of the Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977 of the Commonwealth, jurisdiction is conferred on the Supreme Court of Victoria and of each other State and the Capital Territory with respect to civil matters arising under the Corporations Law of Victoria.
S. 42(1A) inserted by No. 22/2000 s. 14(2).
Despite section 9 of the Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977 of the Commonwealth, jurisdiction is conferred on the Supreme Court of Victoria and of each other State and the Capital Territory with respect to matters arising under that Act involving or related to decisions made, or proposed to be made, under the Corporations Law of a State or the Capital Territory by a Commonwealth authority or an officer of the Commonwealth.
S. 42(1B) inserted by No. 22/2000 s. 14(2).
Subsection (1A) applies to a decision made, or proposed or required to be made—
whether or not in the exercise of a discretion; and
whether before or after the commencement of section 14(2) of the Federal Courts (Consequential Amendments) Act 2000.
S. 42(2) amended by No. 22/2000 s. 14(3).
The jurisdiction conferred on a Supreme Court by subsection (1) or (1A) is not limited by any limits to which any other jurisdiction of that Supreme Court may be subject.
S. 42(3) amended by No. 61/1991 s. 7(2), substituted by No. 22/2000 s. 14(4).
This section has effect subject to section 42AA.
S. 42A inserted by No. 61/1991 s. 8.
This Act’s bill:Second reading speech
The statute text is free to read above. View subscription options to unlock the case-law research tools for each provision.