Administration of Justice Act 1924 No 42
Table of versions
| Effective date | Publication date | Amendments included | Notes |
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| 07 July 1999 | 07 July 1999 | 1999 No
31 |
Original legislation
(a)the Administration of Justice Act 1924 is an enactment to which sec 8 (2) of the Acts Reprinting Act 1972 applies, and
(b)the Administration of Justice Act 1924, the words “of this Act” in sec 3A (1) excepted, is an enactment to which sec 9 (3) of the Acts Reprinting Act 1972 applies.
Administration of Justice Act 1924 No 42
Assented to 19.12.1924.
Amending legislation
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1999 No 31
Assented to 07.07.1999.
Date of commencement of Sch 5, assent, sec 2 (1).
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 1994 No 95
Assented to 12.12.1994.
Date of commencement of the provision of Sch 2 relating to the Administration of Justice Act 1924, assent, Sch 2.
Date of commencement of Sch 3, assent, sec 2.
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1985 No 231
Assented to 18.12.1985.
Administration of Justice (Commercial Arbitration) Amendment Act 1984 No 161
Assented to 14.12.1984.
Date of commencement, 1.5.1985, sec 2 (2) and GG No 73 of 26.4.1985, p 1797.
Foreign Judgments (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act 1973 No 39
Assented to 08.05.1973.
Date of commencement, 2.5.1975, sec 2 and GG No 57 of 18.4.1975, p 1432.
Arbitration (Foreign Awards and Agreements) Act 1973 No 36
Assented to 08.05.1973.
The Act was not commenced and was repealed by the Commercial Arbitration Act 1984 No 160.
Administration of Justice Act 1973 No 19
Assented to 17.04.1973.
Date of commencement of sec 10, 17.4.1973, sec 2 (1).
District Court Act 1973 No 9
Assented to 10.04.1973.
Date of commencement, 1.7.1973, sec 2 and GG No 75 of 8.6.1973, p 2158.
Supreme Court Act 1970 No 52
Assented to 14.10.1970.
Date of commencement, Part 4 excepted, 1.7.1972, sec 2 (1) and GG No 59 of 2.6.1972, p 2018.
Supreme Court and Circuit Courts (Amendment) Act 1965 No 12
Assented to 29.10.1965.
Date of commencement, 1.1.1966, sec 1 (3) and GG No 145 of 12.11.1965, p 3682.
Supreme Court Procedure Act 1957 No 13
Assented to 08.04.1957.
Date of commencement, 1.7.1957, sec 1 (2).
Administration of Justice Act 1925 No 15
Assented to 08.12.1925.
Miscellaneous notes
Proclamations made pursuant to sec 4:
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Dominion, Colony &c |
Act &c |
Reciprocity Clause |
Date of Order &c, applying Act to New South Wales |
GG containing Date of Proclamation extending New South Wales Act |
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Ashanti |
No 1 of 1922, as amended by No 10 of 1922 |
Section 6 (1) |
1 Sept, 1925 |
No 93 of 9 July, 1926. |
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Barbados |
No 31 of 1922 |
Section 6 (1) |
13 Aug, 1925 |
No 19 of 12 Feb, 1926. |
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Basutoland |
No 2 of 1922 |
Section 5 (1) |
9 July, 1925 |
No 121 of 11 Sept, 1925. |
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Bechuanaland Protectorate |
No 3 of 1922 |
Section 5 (1) |
9 July, 1925 |
No 121 of 11 Sept, 1925. |
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Bermuda |
No 9 of 1923 |
Section 5 (1) |
16 Dec, 1925 |
No 121 of 11 Sept, 1925. |
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British Guiana |
No 3 of 1922 |
Section 6 (1) |
18 Aug, 1925 |
No 158 of 27 Nov, 1925. |
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British Honduras |
No 163 of 1924 |
Section 6 (1) |
1 Feb, 1928 |
No 88 of 6 July, 1928. |
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British Solomon Islands Protectorate |
No 7 of 1922 |
Section 6 (1) |
23 July, 1925 |
No 121 of 11 Sept, 1925. |
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Ceylon |
No 41 of 1921 |
Section 6 (1) |
1 Oct, 1925 |
No 135 of 9 Oct, 1925. |
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Colony of Singapore |
No 34 of 1921 (of former Straits Settlements) |
Section 5 (1) |
4 Sept, 1925 (GG) |
No 36 of 15 Feb, 1952. |
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Cyprus |
No XXV of 1921 |
Section 6 (1) |
23 July, 1925 |
No 135 of 9 Oct, 1925. |
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Falkland Islands |
No 3 of 1922 |
Section 6 (1) |
27 Oct, 1925 |
No 56 of 7 May, 1926. |
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Federation of Malaya |
No 53 of 1949 |
Section 5 (1) |
3 Nov, 1950 |
No 95 of 16 June, 1950. |
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Fiji |
No 22 of 1922 |
Section 7 (1) |
26 June, 1925 |
No 88 of 26 June, 1925. |
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Gambia |
No 12 of 1922 |
Section 6 (1) |
26 Jan, 1926 |
No 149 of 13 Nov, 1925. |
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Gibraltar |
No 8 of 1921 |
Section 6 (1) |
17 July, 1925 |
No 135 of 9 Oct, 1925. |
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Gilbert and Ellice Islands |
No 5 of 1922 |
Section 6 (1) |
23 July, 1925 |
No 121 of 11 Sept, 1925. |
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Gold Coast |
No 1 of 1922 |
Section 6 (1) |
31 Aug, 1925 |
No 19 of 12 Feb, 1926. |
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Gold Coast Northern Territories |
No 1 of 1922, as amended by No 4 of 1922 |
Section 6 (1) |
31 Aug, 1925 |
No 93 of 9 July, 1926. |
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Grenada |
No 25 of 1921 |
Section 6 (1) |
7 Aug, 1925 |
No 158 of 27 Nov, 1925. |
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Hong Kong |
No 32 of 1921 |
Section 6 (1) |
11 Sept, 1925 |
No 121 of 11 Sept, 1925. |
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Jamaica |
No 16 of 1923 |
Section 6 (1) |
8 Sept, 1925 |
No 135 of 9 Oct, 1925. |
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Kenya |
No 21 of 1922 |
Section 5 (1) |
30 Mar, 1926 |
No 161 of 4 Dec, 1925. |
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Leeward Islands |
No 6 of 1922 |
Section 6 (1) |
10 Sept, 1925 |
No 24 of 26 Feb, 1926. |
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Malta |
No VII of 1924 |
Section 5 (2) |
No 77 of 5 June, 1925. |
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Mauritius |
No 14 of 1923 |
Article 6 (1) |
24 July, 1925 |
No 149 of 13 Nov, 1925. |
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Newfoundland |
12–13 Geo V, Cap 14 |
Section 1 (1) |
Not necessary |
No 62 of 21 May, 1926. |
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New Zealand |
No 11 of 1922 |
Section 3 (2) |
2 July, 1925 |
No 118 of 4 Sept, 1925. |
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Nigeria |
No 8 of 1922 |
Section 5 (1) |
25 Nov, 1925 |
No 158 of 27 Nov, 1925. |
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Northern Rhodesia |
No 8 of 1922 |
Section 10 |
27 July, 1925 |
No 142 of 23 Oct, 1925. |
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Nyasaland Protectorate |
No 3 of 1922 |
Section 6 |
18 July, 1925 |
No 142 of 23 Oct, 1925. |
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Palestine |
Civil Procedure (Recip Enfct of Judgmts) Ordinance, 1922 |
Section 5 |
24 Aug, 1925 |
No 158 of 27 Nov, 1925. |
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St Helena |
No 11 of 1926 |
Section 5 |
23 Aug, 1927 |
No 161 of 11 Nov, 1927. |
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Saint Lucia |
No 6 of 1922 |
Section 6 (1) |
14 Aug, 1925 |
No 24 of 26 Feb, 1926. |
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Saint Vincent |
No 35 of 1921 |
Section 6 (1) |
1 Aug, 1925 |
No 161 of 4 Dec, 1925. |
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Saskatchewan |
No 12 of 1927 |
Section 10 (1) |
28 Dec, 1928 |
No 149 of 2 Nov, 1928. |
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Seychelles |
No 2 of 1922 |
Section 4 (1) |
8 Aug, 1925 |
No 142 of 23 Oct, 1925. |
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Somaliland Protectorate |
No 4 of 1921 |
Section 6 (1) |
28 Nov, 1925 |
No 142 of 23 Oct, 1925. |
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Southern Rhodesia |
No 4 of 1922 |
Section 5 (1) |
18 Sept, 1925 |
No 127 of 25 Sept, 1925. |
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Straits Settlements |
No 34 of 1921 |
Section 5 (1) |
4 Sept, 1925 (GG) |
No 121 of 11 Sept, 1925. |
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Swaziland |
No 4 of 1922 |
Section 5 (1) |
9 July, 1925 |
No 121 of 11 Sept, 1925. |
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Tanganyika Territory |
No 37 of 1921 |
Section 6 (1) |
8 Aug, 1925 |
No 149 of 13 Nov, 1925. |
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Trinidad and Tobago |
No 50 of 1921 |
Section 11 (1) |
29 Jan, 1926 |
No 135 of 9 Oct, 1925. |
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Uganda Protectorate |
No 9 of 1922 |
Section 6 (1) |
11 Jan, 1926 to take effect from 31 Oct, 1925 |
No 149 of 13 Nov, 1925. |
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Weihaiwei |
No 10 of 1921 |
Section 6 (1) |
25 Aug, 1925 |
No 158 of 27 Nov, 1925. |
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Zanzibar Protectorate |
No 25 of 1921 |
Section 5 (1) |
20 Jan, 1926 |
No 135 of 9 Oct, 1925. |
Attention is drawn to sec 3A.
History notes
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No reference is made to amendments made by the Reprints Act 1972, secs 8 (2) and 9 (3).
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Sec 2 |
Am 1970 No 52, Second Sch; 1973 No 9, Sch 2; 1973 No 19, sec 10 (2) (a). Rep 1994 No 95, Sch 2. |
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Sec 3 |
Am 1925 No 15, sec 2 (1); 1970 No 52, Second Sch; 1984 No 161, sec 3; 1985 No 231, Sch 31. |
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Sec 3A |
Ins 1973 No 39, sec 17. |
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Sec 5 |
Am 1970 No 52, Second Sch; 1994 No 95, Sch 3. |
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Sec 7 |
Subst 1970 No 52, Second Sch (am 1972 No 41, Third Sch). |
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Part 3 |
Rep 1999 No 31, Sch 5.1. |
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Part 3, Div 1, heading |
Rep 1973 No 9, Sch 2. |
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Secs 8, 9 |
Rep 1973 No 9, Sch 2. |
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Part 3, Div 2, heading |
Rep 1973 No 9, Sch 2. |
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Sec 10 |
Rep 1973 No 9, Sch 2. |
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Part 3, Div 3, heading |
Rep 1970 No 52, Second Sch (am 1972 No 41, Second Sch). |
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Secs 11–13 |
Rep 1970 No 52, Second Sch. |
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Sec 14 |
Rep 1957 No 13, First Sch. |
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Part 3, Div 4, heading |
Rep 1970 No 52, Second Sch (am 1972. No 41, Second Sch). |
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Sec 15 |
Am 1925 No 15, sec 2 (2). Rep 1970 No 52, Second Sch. |
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Part 3, Div 5, heading |
Subst 1970 No 52, Second Sch. Rep 1999 No 31, Sch 5.1. |
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Sec 16 |
Rep 1970 No 52, Second Sch. |
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Sec 17 |
Rep 1999 No 31, Sch 5.1. |
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Part 3, Div 6, heading |
Rep 1970 No 52, Second Sch. |
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Sec 18 |
Rep 1970 No 52, Second Sch. |
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Part 4 |
Rep 1973 No 19, sec 10 (2) (b). |
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Sec 19 |
Am 1965 No 12, sec 12. Rep 1970 No 52, Second Sch. |
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Sec 20 |
Am 1970 No 52, Second Sch. Rep 1973 No 19, sec 10 (2) (b). |
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Schedule |
Rep 1957 No 13, First Sch. |
Administration of Justice Bill 1924
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