Western Australian Current Acts

SUITORS' FUND ACT 1964

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   1.      Short title
            
   2.      Commencement
            
   3.      Terms used
            
   4.      Suitors’ Fund established
            
   4A.     Application of Financial Management Act 2006 and Auditor General Act 2006
            
   5.      Levy to be paid to courts
            
   6.      Department to advise Treasurer of number of processes upon which levy payable
            
   7.      Payment from Fund only on direction of Board
            
   8.      Appeal Costs Board, constitution
            
   9.      Board meetings
            
   10.     Successful appeal on question of law, indemnity certificate may be granted
            
   11.     Indemnity certificate entitles respondent to costs from the Fund
            
   12.     Indemnity certificate vacated or inoperative in certain circumstances
            
   12A.    Costs of trial where conviction quashed without new trial may be met from Fund; cost certificates
            
   13.     No appeal lies against grant or refusal of certificate
            
   14.     Costs of new trial etc. where proceedings aborted etc. due to no fault of party may be met from Fund
            
   14A.    Costs of legal representation of infant may be met from Fund
            
   14B.    Costs of trial etc. where court refuses to approve settlement may be met from Fund
            
   15.     Costs of appeal etc. where award of damages overturned on appeal may be met from Fund
            
   15A.    Subsidiary and related corporations
            
   16.     Protection from personal liability
            
   17.     Regulations
            
   18.      Review of Act
            
           Other notes
           Defined terms