17Administration of the Court

#### 17 Administration of the Court (1) The High Court shall administer its own affairs subject to, and in accordance with, this Act. (2) The Court has power for the purposes of the Court to do all things that are necessary or convenient to be done for or in connection with the administration of its affairs and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, has power: (a) to enter into contracts; (b) to acquire, hold and dispose of real and personal property; (c) to take on hire, to exchange, and to accept on deposit or loan, library material, and also furnishings, equipment and goods needed for the purposes of the Court; (d) to control and manage any land or building occupied by the Court and any adjacent land or building that is declared by Proclamation to be part of the precincts of the Court; (e) to accept gifts, devises and bequests made to the Court upon trust and act as trustee of moneys or other property vested in the Court upon trust; and (f) to do such other things as it is authorized by this Act to do. (3) Any real property, and any personal property (other than money), held by the Court shall be deemed to be the property of the Commonwealth. (4) For the purposes of the Lands Acquisition Act 1989, the Court shall be deemed to be an authority incorporated by a law of the Commonwealth. (5) The Court may appoint committees consisting of Justices, or of Justices and other persons, for the purpose of advising the Court in relation to: (a) the exercise of the powers of the Court under this Act; or (b) the making of Rules of Court.