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SUPREME COURT ACT 1986 - NOTES

Version No. 111

No. 110 of 1986
Version incorporating amendments as at
10 February 2025

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Version No. 111

Supreme Court Act 1986

No. 110 of 1986
Version incorporating amendments as at
10 February 2025

Endnotes

    1     General information

See www.legislation.vic.gov.au for Victorian Bills, Acts and current Versions of legislation and up-to-date legislative information.

Minister's second reading speech—

Legislative Assembly: 23 October 1986

Legislative Council: 5 December 1986

The long title for the Bill for this Act was "A Bill to amend and consolidate the law relating to the Supreme Court, to repeal the Supreme Court Act 1958, to amend the Constitution Act 1975, to amend various Acts in relation to procedure in the Supreme Court, to vary the law applicable to civil litigation in Victoria and for other purposes.".

The Supreme Court Act 1986 was assented to on 16 December 1986 and came into operation on 1 January 1987: section 2.

INTERPRETATION OF LEGISLATION ACT 1984 (ILA)

Style changes

Section 54A of the ILA authorises the making of the style changes set out in Schedule 1 to that Act.

References to ILA s. 39B

Sidenotes which cite ILA s. 39B refer to section 39B of the ILA which provides that where an undivided section or clause of a Schedule is amended by the insertion of one or more subsections or subclauses, the original section or clause becomes subsection or subclause (1) and is amended by the insertion of the expression "(1)" at the beginning of the original section or clause.

Interpretation

As from 1 January 2001, amendments to section 36 of the ILA have the following effects:

•     Headings

All headings included in an Act which is passed on or after 1 January 2001 form part of that Act.+-Any heading inserted in an Act which was passed before 1 January 2001, by an Act passed on or after 1 January 2001, forms part of that Act. This includes headings to Parts, Divisions or Subdivisions in a Schedule; sections; clauses; items; tables; columns; examples; diagrams; notes or forms. See section 36(1A)(2A).

•     Examples, diagrams or notes

All examples, diagrams or notes included in an Act which is passed on or after 1 January 2001 form part of that Act. Any examples, diagrams or notes inserted in an Act which was passed before 1 January 2001, by an Act passed on or after 1 January 2001, form part of that Act. See section 36(3A).

•     Punctuation

All punctuation included in an Act which is passed on or after 1 January 2001 forms part of that Act. Any punctuation inserted in an Act which was passed before 1 January 2001, by an Act passed on or after 1 January 2001, forms part of that Act. See section 36(3B).

•     Provision numbers

All provision numbers included in an Act form part of that Act, whether inserted in the Act before, on or after 1 January 2001. Provision numbers include section numbers, subsection numbers, paragraphs and subparagraphs. See section 36(3C).

•     Location of "legislative items"

A "legislative item" is a penalty, an example or a note. As from 13 October 2004, a legislative item relating to a provision of an Act is taken to be at the foot of that provision even if it is preceded or followed by another legislative item that relates to that provision. For example, if a penalty at the foot of a provision is followed by a note, both of these legislative items will be regarded as being at the foot of that provision. See section 36B.

•     Other material

Any explanatory memorandum, table of provisions, endnotes, index and other material printed after the Endnotes does not form part of an Act.
See section 36(3)(3D)(3E).

    2     Table of Amendments

This publication incorporates amendments made to the Supreme Court Act 1986 by Acts and subordinate instruments.

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Supreme Court Act 1986, No. 110/1986

Assent Date:

16.12.86

Commencement Date:

S. 151(4) inserted on 27.2.13 by No. 5/2013 s. 21: s. 2(1); s. 156(4) inserted on 10.11.14 by No. 62/2014 s. 8: Special Gazette (No. 364) 14.10.14 p. 1; s. 129D inserted on 25.4.20 by No. 11/2020 s. 43: s. 2 (as amended by No. 27/2020 s. 42); s. 129A(4) inserted on 29.3.22 by No. 1/2022 s. 28: Special Gazette (No. 157) 29.3.22 p. 1

Note:

S. 151(4) repealed s. 151 on 27.12.15; s. 156(4) repealed s. 156 on 10.11.16; s. 129D repealed Pt 7A (ss 129A–129D) on 26.4.21; s. 129A(4) repealed s. 129A on 29.3.24

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Supreme Court Act 1986

Community Services Act 1987, No. 16/1987

Assent Date:

12.5.87

Commencement Date:

Ss 4(3)(Sch. 1 item 21), 12 on 22.2.89: Government Gazette 22.2.89 p. 386; Sch. 2 item 11 on 15.3.89: Government Gazette 15.3.89 p. 587

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Supreme Court Act 1986

State Trust Corporation of Victoria Act 1987, No. 55/1987

Assent Date:

27.10.87

Commencement Date:

2.11.87: Government Gazette 28.10.87 p. 2925

Current State:

All of Act in operation

Subdivision Act 1988, No. 53/1988 (as amended by No. 47/1989)

Assent Date:

31.5.88

Commencement Date:

30.10.89: Government Gazette 4.10.89 p. 2532

Current State:

All of Act in operation

Legal Profession Practice (Amendment) Act 1989, No. 35/1989

Assent Date:

6.6.89

Commencement Date:

S. 23 on 20.9.89: Government Gazette 20.9.89 p. 2404

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Supreme Court Act 1986

Magistrates' Court (Consequential Amendments) Act 1989, No. 57/1989

Assent Date:

14.6.89

Commencement Date:

S. 4(1)(a)–(e)(2) on 1.9.89: Government Gazette 30.8.89 p. 2210; rest of Act on 1.9.90: Government Gazette 25.7.90 p. 2217

Current State:

All of Act in operation

Courts (Amendment) Act 1990, No. 64/1990

Assent Date:

20.11.90

Commencement Date:

Ss 3, 4, 7, 8 on 1.1.91: Government Gazette 19.12.90 p. 3750; s. 14 on 18.11.91: Government Gazette 13.11.91 p. 3083

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Supreme Court Act 1986

Crimes (Sexual Offences) Act 1991, No. 8/1991

Assent Date:

16.4.91

Commencement Date:

S. 19(1) on 5.8.91: Government Gazette 24.7.91 p. 2026

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Supreme Court Act 1986

Courts (Case Transfer) Act 1991, No. 43/1991

Assent Date:

18.6.96

Commencement Date:

S. 2, Pt 9 (ss 39–41) on 1.8.91; rest of Act on 1.10.91: Government Gazette 17.7.91 p. 1930

Current State:

All of Act in operation

Health and Community Services (Further Amendment) Act 1993, No. 124/1993

Assent Date:

7.12.93

Commencement Date:

S. 4(4) on 18.12.94: Government Gazette 15.12.94 p. 3308

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Supreme Court Act 1986

Financial Management Act 1994, No. 18/1994

Assent Date:

10.5.94

Commencement Date:

Pt 1 (ss 1–8), ss 60, 61 on 10.5.94: s. 2(1); rest of Act on 1.7.94: s. 2(2)

Current State:

All of Act in operation

State Trustees (State Owned Company) Act 1994, No. 45/1994

Assent Date:

7.6.94

Commencement Date:

Pt 1 (ss 1–3), s. 27 on 7.6.94: s. 2(1); rest of Act on 1.7.94: Special Gazette (No. 36) 23.6.94 p. 1

Current State:

All of Act in operation

Catchment and Land Protection Act 1994, No. 52/1994

Assent Date:

15.6.94

Commencement Date:

S. 97(Sch. 3 items 31.1, 31.2) on 15.12.94: s. 2(3)

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Supreme Court Act 1986

Constitution (Court of Appeal) Act 1994, No. 109/1994

Assent Date:

20.12.94

Commencement Date:

Pt 1 (ss 1, 2) on 20.12.94: s. 2(1); rest of Act on 7.6.95: Special Gazette (No. 41) 23.5.95 p. 1

Current State:

All of Act in operation

Courts (General Amendment) Act 1995, No. 9/1995

Assent Date:

26.4.95

Commencement Date:

Ss 7(5), 11(1) on 27.4.95: Government Gazette 27.4.95 p. 973

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Supreme Court Act 1986

Judicial Remuneration Tribunal Act 1995, No. 22/1995

Assent Date:

16.5.95

Commencement Date:

S. 20 on 28.9.95: Government Gazette 28.9.95 p. 2731

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Supreme Court Act 1986

Consumer Credit (Victoria) Act 1995, No. 41/1995

Assent Date:

14.6.95

Commencement Date:

S. 62(Sch. 1 item 8) on 1.11.96: Government Gazette 29.8.96 p. 2274

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Supreme Court Act 1986

Legal Practice Act 1996, No. 35/1996

Assent Date:

6.11.96

Commencement Date:

S. 453(Sch. 1 items 80.1–80.10) on 1.1.97: s. 2(3)

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Supreme Court Act 1986

Courts and Tribunals (General Amendment) Act 1996, No. 64/1996

Assent Date:

17.12.96

Commencement Date:

Pt 10 (ss 41–43), s. 48 on 17.12.96: s. 2(1)

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Supreme Court Act 1986

Evidence (Audio Visual and Audio Linking) Act 1997, No. 4/1997

Assent Date:

22.4.97

Commencement Date:

S. 5 on 22.12.97: Government Gazette 18.12.97 p. 3612

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Supreme Court Act 1986

Law and Justice Legislation (Further Amendment) Act 1997, No. 84/1997

Assent Date:

2.12.97

Commencement Date:

S. 53 on 1.8.98: s. 2(8)

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Supreme Court Act 1986

Legal Practice (Amendment) Act 1997, No. 102/1997

Assent Date:

16.12.97

Commencement Date:

S. 49(Sch item 5) on 16.12.97: s. 2(1)

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Supreme Court Act 1986

State Trustees (Amendment) Act 1998, No. 15/1998

Assent Date:

28.4.98

Commencement Date:

S. 11 on 1.8.98: s. 2(3)

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Supreme Court Act 1986

Public Sector Reform (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1998, No. 46/1998

Assent Date:

26.5.98

Commencement Date:

S. 7(Sch. 1) on 1.7.98: s. 2(2)

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Supreme Court Act 1986

Tribunals and Licensing Authorities (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1998, No. 52/1998 (as amended by No. 101/1998)

Assent Date:

2.6.98

Commencement Date:

S. 311(Sch. 1 item 88) on 1.7.98: Government Gazette 18.6.98 p. 1512

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Supreme Court Act 1986

Magistrates' Court (Amendment) Act 1999, No. 10/1999

Assent Date:

11.5.99

Commencement Date:

Ss 25, 26 on 11.5.99: s. 2(1)

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Supreme Court Act 1986

Public Prosecutions (Amendment) Act 1999, No. 62/1999

Assent Date:

21.12.99

Commencement Date:

22.12.99: s. 2

Current State:

All of Act in operation

Courts and Tribunals Legislation (Further Amendment) Act 2000, No. 51/2000

Assent Date:

5.9.00

Commencement Date:

Ss 10, 11 on 6.9.00: s. 2(1)

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Supreme Court Act 1986

Statute Law Revision Act 2000, No. 74/2000

Assent Date:

21.11.00

Commencement Date:

S. 3(Sch. 1 item 122) on 22.11.00: s. 2(1)

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Supreme Court Act 1986

Courts and Tribunals Legislation (Miscellaneous Amendment) Act 2000, No. 78/2000

Assent Date:

28.11.00

Commencement Date:

S. 13 on 1.1.00: s. 2(2); ss 14–16 on 28.11.00: s. 2(1)

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Supreme Court Act 1986

Statute Law Amendment (Authorised Deposit-taking Institutions) Act 2001, No. 11/2001

Assent Date:

8.5.01

Commencement Date:

S. 3(Sch. item 71) on 1.6.01: s. 2(2)

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Supreme Court Act 1986

Constitution (Supreme Court) Act 2001, No. 12/2001

Assent Date:

22.5.01

Commencement Date:

S. 6 on 1.1.00: s. 2(2); s. 5 on 23.5.01: s. 2(1)

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Supreme Court Act 1986

Judicial and Other Pensions Legislation (Amendment) Act 2001, No. 19/2001

Assent Date:

29.5.01

Commencement Date:

Ss 19–21 on 30.5.01: s. 2

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Supreme Court Act 1986

Corporations (Consequential Amendments) Act 2001, No. 44/2001

Assent Date:

27.6.01

Commencement Date:

S. 3(Sch. item 107) on 15.7.01: s. 2

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Supreme Court Act 1986

Statute Law (Further Revision) Act 2002, No. 11/2002

Assent Date:

23.4.02

Commencement Date:

S. 3(Sch. 1 item 59) on 24.4.02: s. 2(1)

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Supreme Court Act 1986

Supreme Court (Vexatious Litigants) Act 2003, No. 71/2003

Assent Date:

14.10.03

Commencement Date:

15.10.03: s. 2

Current State:

All of Act in operation

Courts Legislation (Funds in Court) Act 2004, No. 30/2004

Assent Date:

1.6.04

Commencement Date:

Ss 3, 4, 12 on 1.7.04: s. 2

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Supreme Court Act 1986

Courts Legislation (Judicial Appointments) Act 2004, No. 31/2004

Assent Date:

1.6.04

Commencement Date:

S. 12 on 2.6.04: s. 2

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Supreme Court Act 1986

Public Administration Act 2004, No. 108/2004

Assent Date:

21.12.04

Commencement Date:

S. 117(1)(Sch. 3 item 194) on 5.4.05: Government Gazette 31.3.05 p. 602

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Supreme Court Act 1986

Courts Legislation (Judicial Conduct) Act 2005, No. 16/2005

Assent Date:

24.5.05

Commencement Date:

S. 6 on 28.4.06: Special Gazette (No. 119) 28.4.06 p. 1

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Supreme Court Act 1986

Justice Legislation (Amendment) Act 2005, No. 17/2005

Assent Date:

24.5.05

Commencement Date:

Ss 7, 8 on 1.9.05: s. 2(2)

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Supreme Court Act 1986

Legal Profession (Consequential Amendments) Act 2005, No. 18/2005

Assent Date:

24.5.05

Commencement Date:

S. 18(Sch. 1 item 103) on 12.12.05: Government Gazette 1.12.05 p. 2781

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Supreme Court Act 1986

Children, Youth and Families (Consequential and Other Amendments) Act 2006, No. 48/2006

Assent Date:

15.8.06

Commencement Date:

S. 42(Sch. item 34) on 23.4.07: s. 2(3)

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Supreme Court Act 1986

Courts Legislation Amendment (Judicial Education and Other Matters) Act 2007, No. 24/2007

Assent Date:

26.6.07

Commencement Date:

Ss 3, 10(2)–(4) on 27.6.07: s. 2

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Supreme Court Act 1986

Criminal Procedure Legislation Amendment Act 2008, No. 8/2008

Assent Date:

18.3.08

Commencement Date:

S. 9 on 1.7.08: s. 2(5); s. 12(2) on 1.7.10: s. 2(3)

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Supreme Court Act 1986

Infringements and Other Acts Amendment Act 2008, No. 9/2008

Assent Date:

18.3.08

Commencement Date:

S. 44 on 1.7.08: Special Gazette (No. 172) 27.6.08 p. 1

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Supreme Court Act 1986

Constitution Amendment (Judicial Pensions) Act 2008, No. 23/2008

Assent Date:

3.6.08

Commencement Date:

Ss 16–18 on 4.6.08: s. 2(1)

Current State:

This information relates only to the provisions amending the Supreme Court Act 1986

Courts Legislation Amendment (Associate Judges) Act 2008, No. 24/2008
(as amended by No. 78/2008)

Assent Date:

3.6.08

Commencement Date:

Ss 13–42, 73, 89 on 17.12.08: Special Gazette (No. 377) 16.12.08 p. 1

Current State:

This information relates only to the provisions amending the Supreme Court Act 1986

Courts Legislation Amendment (Costs Court and Other Matters) Act 2008,
No. 78/2008

Assent Date:

11.12.08

Commencement Date:

Ss 3–9 on 31.12.09: s. 2(3)

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Supreme Court Act 1986

Relationships Amendment (Caring Relationships) Act 2009, No. 4/2009

Assent Date:

10.2.09

Commencement Date:

S. 37(Sch. 1 item 25) on 1.12.09: s. 2(2)

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Supreme Court Act 1986

Sheriff Act 2009, No. 9/2009

Assent Date:

24.3.09

Commencement Date:

Ss 57–71 on 1.10.09: Government Gazette 1.10.09 p. 2539

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Supreme Court Act 1986

Courts Legislation Amendment (Judicial Resolution Conference) Act 2009, No. 50/2009

Assent Date:

8.9.09

Commencement Date:

Ss 3–6 on 16.9.09: Special Gazette (No. 319) 16.9.09 p. 1—see Interpretation of Legislation Act 1984

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Supreme Court Act 1986

Criminal Procedure Amendment (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2009, No. 68/2009

Assent Date:

24.11.09

Commencement Date:

S. 97(Sch. item 116) on 1.1.10: Government Gazette 10.12.09 p. 3215

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Supreme Court Act 1986

Statute Law Amendment (Evidence Consequential Provisions) Act 2009, No. 69/2009

Assent Date:

24.11.09

Commencement Date:

S. 54(Sch. Pt 2 item 48) on 1.1.10: s. 2(2)

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Supreme Court Act 1986

Credit (Commonwealth Powers) Act 2010, No. 11/2010

Assent Date:

30.3.10

Commencement Date:

S. 58 on 1.7.10: Government Gazette 24.6.10 p. 1273

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Supreme Court Act 1986

Justice Legislation Amendment Act 2010, No. 30/2010

Assent Date:

8.6.10

Commencement Date:

S. 94 on 26.6.10: Government Gazette 24.6.10 p. 1274

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Supreme Court Act 1986

Courts Legislation Miscellaneous Amendments Act 2010, No. 34/2010

Assent Date:

15.6.10

Commencement Date:

S. 51 on 16.6.10: s. 2(3); ss 9–25 on 1.1.11: s. 2(5)

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Supreme Court Act 1986

Superannuation Legislation Amendment Act 2010, No. 40/2010

Assent Date:

30.6.10

Commencement Date:

Ss 105, 106 on 1.7.10: Government Gazette 1.7.10 p. 1359

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Supreme Court Act 1986

Civil Procedure Act 2010, No. 47/2010

Assent Date:

24.8.10

Commencement Date:

Ss 80–82 on 1.1.11: Government Gazette 14.10.10 p. 2404

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Supreme Court Act 1986

Justice Legislation Further Amendment Act 2010, No. 64/2010

Assent Date:

28.9.10

Commencement Date:

Ss 65, 66 on 1.11.10: Government Gazette 21.10.10 p. 2530

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Supreme Court Act 1986

Commercial Arbitration Act 2011, No. 50/2011

Assent Date:

18.10.11

Commencement Date:

S. 46(Sch. item 14) on 17.11.11: Special Gazette (No. 369) 15.11.11 p. 1

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Supreme Court Act 1986

Courts and Sentencing Legislation Amendment Act 2012, No. 26/2012

Assent Date:

29.5.12

Commencement Date:

S. 72 on 16.7.12: Special Gazette (No. 237) 3.7.12 p. 1

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Supreme Court Act 1986

Justice Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous) Act 2012, No. 68/2012

Assent Date:

20.11.12

Commencement Date:

Ss 6, 7 on 21.11.12: s. 2(1)

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Supreme Court Act 1986

Criminal Organisations Control Act 2012, No. 80/2012

Assent Date:

18.12.12

Commencement Date:

S. 139 on 13.3.13: Special Gazette (No. 86) 13.3.13 p. 1

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Supreme Court Act 1986

Courts Legislation Amendment (Reserve Judicial Officers) Act 2013, No. 5/2013

Assent Date:

26.2.13

Commencement Date:

Ss 15–21 on 27.2.13: s. 2(1)

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Supreme Court Act 1986

Open Courts Act 2013, No. 58/2013

Assent Date:

22.10.13

Commencement Date:

Ss 54–57 on 1.12.13: s. 2(2)

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Supreme Court Act 1986

Courts Legislation Amendment (Judicial Officers) Act 2013, No. 63/2013

Assent Date:

6.11.13

Commencement Date:

Ss 16–25, 62–64 on 1.2.14: s. 2(2)

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Supreme Court Act 1986

Courts and Other Justice Legislation Amendment Act 2013, No. 68/2013

Assent Date:

19.11.13

Commencement Date:

Ss 9, 10 on 1.2.14: Special Gazette (No. 17) 28.1.14 p. 1

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Supreme Court Act 1986

Court Services Victoria Act 2014, No. 1/2014

Assent Date:

11.2.14

Commencement Date:

S. 75 on 1.7.14: s. 2(2)

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Supreme Court Act 1986

Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Act 2014, No. 17/2014 (as amended by No. 8/2015)

Assent Date:

25.3.14

Commencement Date:

S. 160(Sch. 2 item 93) on 1.7.15: Special Gazette (No. 151) 16.6.15 p. 1

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Supreme Court Act 1986

Justice Legislation Amendment (Discovery, Disclosure and Other Matters) Act 2014, No. 25/2014

Assent Date:

8.4.14

Commencement Date:

S. 9 on 12.5.14: Special Gazette (No. 136) 29.4.14 p. 1

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Supreme Court Act 1986

Victoria Police Amendment (Consequential and Other Matters) Act 2014, No. 37/2014

Assent Date:

3.6.14

Commencement Date:

S. 10(Sch. item 162) on 1.7.14: Special Gazette (No. 200) 24.6.14 p. 2

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Supreme Court Act 1986

Vexatious Proceedings Act 2014, No. 42/2014

Assent Date:

17.6.14

Commencement Date:

Ss 102, 103 on 31.10.14: s. 2(2)

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Supreme Court Act 1986

Courts Legislation Miscellaneous Amendments Act 2014, No. 62/2014

Assent Date:

9.9.14

Commencement Date:

S. 108 on 10.9.14: s. 2(1); ss 3–8, 80–84 on 10.11.14: Special Gazette (No. 364) 14.10.14 p. 1

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Supreme Court Act 1986

Judicial Entitlements Act 2015, No. 29/2015

Assent Date:

11.8.15

Commencement Date:

Ss 59, 60 on 12.8.15: s. 2(1)

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Supreme Court Act 1986

Justice Legislation Further Amendment Act 2016 No. 3/2016

Assent Date:

16.2.16

Commencement Date:

Ss 22, 45–47 on 1.5.16: Special Gazette (No. 114) 26.4.16 p. 1

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Supreme Court Act 1986

Judicial Commission of Victoria Act 2016, No. 16/2016

Assent Date:

19.4.16

Commencement Date:

Ss 207–211 on 1.7.17: s. 2(2)

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Supreme Court Act 1986

Justice Legislation Amendment (Court Security, Juries and Other Matters) Act 2017, No. 38/2017

Assent Date:

29.8.17

Commencement Date:

S. 94 on 30.8.17: s. 2(1)

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Supreme Court Act 1986

Legal Identity of Defendants (Organisational Child Abuse) Act 2018, No. 18/2018

Assent Date:

5.6.18

Commencement Date:

S. 16 on 1.7.18: Special Gazette (No. 305) 26.6.18 p. 1

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Supreme Court Act 1986

Serious Offenders Act 2018, No. 27/2018

Assent Date:

26.6.18

Commencement Date:

S. 367 on 3.9.18: Special Gazette (No. 356) 31.7.18 p. 1

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Supreme Court Act 1986

Justice Legislation Amendment (Family Violence Protection and Other Matters) Act 2018, No. 33/2018

Assent Date:

14.8.18

Commencement Date:

Ss 63–65 on 29.3.19: Special Gazette (No. 114) 26.3.19 p. 1

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Supreme Court Act 1986

Guardianship and Administration Act 2019, No. 13/2019

Assent Date:

4.6.19

Commencement Date:

S. 221(Sch. 1 item 52) on 1.3.20: s. 2(2)

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Supreme Court Act 1986

Justice Legislation Amendment (Criminal Appeals) Act 2019, No. 44/2019

Assent Date:

19.11.19

Commencement Date:

S. 38 on 4.12.19: Special Gazette (No. 496) 3.12.19 p. 1

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Supreme Court Act 1986

COVID-19 Omnibus (Emergency Measures) Act 2020, No. 11/2020

Assent Date:

24.4.20

Commencement Date:

Ss 43, 44 on 25.4.20: s. 2

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Supreme Court Act 1986

Justice Legislation Miscellaneous Amendments Act 2020, No. 22/2020

Assent Date:

30.6.20

Commencement Date:

Ss 3−5 on 1.7.20: s. 2

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Supreme Court Act 1986

COVID-19 Omnibus (Emergency Measures) and Other Acts Amendment Act 2020, No. 27/2020

Assent Date:

20.10.20

Commencement Date:

S. 42 on 21.10.20: s. 2

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Supreme Court Act 1986

Justice Legislation Amendment (System Enhancements and Other Matters) Act 2021, No. 11/2021

Assent Date:

23.3.21

Commencement Date:

Ss 51, 52 on 26.4.21: s. 2(2)

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Supreme Court Act 1986

Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal and Other Acts Amendment (Federal Jurisdiction and Other Matters) Act 2021, No. 31/2021

Assent Date:

10.8.21

Commencement Date:

S. 10 on 29.11.21: Special Gazette (No. 649) 23.11.21 p. 1

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Supreme Court Act 1986

Justice Legislation Amendment (Criminal Procedure Disclosure and Other Matters) Act 2022, No. 1/2022

Assent Date:

15.2.22

Commencement Date:

Ss 25–28 on 29.3.22: Special Gazette (No. 157) 29.3.22 p. 1

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Supreme Court Act 1986

Justice Legislation Amendment (Integrity, Defamation and Other Matters) Act 2024, No. 31/2024

Assent Date:

10.9.24

Commencement Date:

S. 113(Sch. 1 item 36) on 10.2.25: Special Gazette (No. 648) 26.11.24 p. 1

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Supreme Court Act 1986

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    3     Explanatory details

[1] S. 3(1) def. of Chief Justice: Sections 29, 30 of the Constitution (Court of Appeal) Act 1994, No. 109/1994 read as follows:

        29     Proceedings before Full Court

    (1)     The Constitution Act 1975, the Supreme Court Act 1986 and the Crimes Act 1958 and any other Act amended by this Act as respectively in force immediately before the commencement of this section continue to apply, despite the enactment of this Act, to a proceeding the hearing of which by the Full Court of the Supreme Court commenced before the commencement of this section.

    (2)     If the Court of Appeal so orders, anything required to be done by the Supreme Court in relation to or as a consequence of a proceeding after the Full Court has delivered judgment in that proceeding, may be done by the Court of Appeal.

        30     References to Full Court

A reference in an Act or an instrument made under an Act or in any other document to the Full Court of the Supreme Court or to the Supreme Court sitting as the Full Court is to be taken to include a reference to the Court of Appeal.

[2] S. 3(1) def. of Court of Appeal: See note 1.

[3] S. 3(1) def. of Full Court (repealed): See note 1.

[4] S. 3(1) def. of Judge of Appeal: See note 1.

[5] S. 3(1) def. of President: See note 1.

[6] S. 3(1) def. of Trial Division: See note 1.

[7] Ss 8, 9 (repealed): See note 1.

[8] Pt 2 Div. 2: See note 1.

[9] Pt 2 Div. 2A: See note 1.

[10] S. 20A: See note 1.

[11] S. 24A: Section 48 of the Courts and Tribunals (General Amendment) Act 1996, No. 64/1996 reads as follows:

        48     Supreme Court Act 1986—transitional provision

    (1)     The amendment made by section 43 to the Supreme Court Act 1986 applies only to proceedings commenced after the commencement of that section.

[12] S. 25: See note 1.

[13] S. 25(1)(eb): Section 12 of the Evidence (Audio Visual and Audio Linking) Act 1997, No. 4/1997 reads as follows:

        12     Transitional provisions

    (1)     An amendment made by a provision of this Act to the Evidence Act 1958, the Supreme Court Act 1986, the County Court Act 1958, the Magistrates' Court Act 1989 or the Children and Young Persons Act 1989 applies to a proceeding that is commenced to be heard on or after the twenty-first day after the commencement of that amendment, irrespective of when the proceeding was commenced or when any offence to which the proceeding relates is alleged to have been committed.

    (2)     For the purposes of subsection (1) in its application to criminal proceedings—

        (a)     a trial is commenced to be heard on arraignment of the accused person; and

        (b)     a hearing of a charge for an offence is commenced to be heard on the taking of a formal plea from the accused person.

[14] S. 25(1)(ec): See note 13.


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