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2001 A2001-63 and the Remuneration Tribunal (Consequential
Amendments) Act 1997 A1997-41 .
Justice and Community Safety Legislation Amendment Act 2003
A2003-2 pt 17
notified LR 3 March 2003
s 1, s 2 commenced 3 March 2003 (LA s 75 (1))
pt 17 commenced 31 March 2003 (s 2 (2))
Evidence (Miscellaneous Provisions) Amendment Act 2003 A2003-48
sch 2 pt 2.14
notified LR 31 October 2003
s 1, s 2 commenced 31 October 2003 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 2 pt 2.14 commenced 30 April 2004 (s 2 and LA s 79)
Sexuality Discrimination Legislation Amendment Act 2004 A2004-2
sch 1 pt 1.15
notified LR 18 February 2004
s 1, s 2 commenced 18 February 2004 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 1 pt 1.15 commenced 22 March 2004 (s 2 and CN2004-4)
Court Procedures (Consequential Amendments) Act 2004 A2004-60
sch 1 pt 1.70
notified LR 2 September 2004
s 1, s 2 commenced 2 September 2004 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 1 pt 1.70 commenced 10 January 2005 (s 2 and see Court
Procedures Act 2004 A2004-59, s 2 and CN2004-29)
Statute Law Amendment Act 2005 A2005-20 sch 3 pt 3.64
notified LR 12 May 2005
s 1, s 2 taken to have commenced 8 March 2005 (LA s 75 (2))
sch 3 pt 3.64 commenced 2 June 2005 (s 2 (1))
Justice and Community Safety Legislation Amendment Act 2005
(No 3) A2005-43 sch 1 pt 1.13
notified LR 30 August 2005
s 1, s 2 commenced 30 August 2005 (LA s 75 (1))
amdt 1.41 commenced 28 February 2006 (s 2 (3) and LA s 79)
sch 1 pt 1.13 remainder commenced 1 October 2005 (s 2 (3) and
CN2005-18)
Justice and Community Safety Legislation Amendment Act 2005
(No 4) A2005-60 sch 1 pt 1.25
notified LR 1 December 2005
s 1, s 2 taken to have commenced 23 November 2005 (LA s 75 (2))
sch 1 pt 1.25 commenced 22 December 2005 (s 2 (4))
Sentencing Legislation Amendment Act 2006 A2006-23 sch 1 pt 1.34
notified LR 18 May 2006
s 1, s 2 commenced 18 May 2006 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 1 pt 1.34 commenced 2 June 2006 (s 2 (1) and see Crimes
(Sentence Administration) Act 2005 A2005-59 s 2, Crimes
(Sentencing) Act 2005 A2005-58, s 2 and LA s 79)
Legal Profession Act 2006 A2006-25 sch 2 pt 2.10
notified LR 21 June 2006
s 1, s 2 commenced 21 June 2006 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 2 pt 2.10 commenced 1 July 2006 (s 2)
Justice and Community Safety Legislation Amendment Act 2006
A2006-40 sch 2 pt 2.30
notified LR 28 September 2006
s 1, s 2 commenced 28 September 2006 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 2 pt 2.30 commenced 29 September 2006 (s 2 (1))
Supreme Court (Judges Pensions) Amendment Act 2006 A2006-43
notified LR 24 October 2006
s 1, s 2 commenced 24 October 2006 (LA s 75 (1))
remainder commenced 25 October 2006 (s 2)
Housing Assistance Act 2007 A2007-8 sch 1 pt 1.9
notified LR 10 May 2007
s 1, s 2 commenced 10 May 2007 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 1 pt 1.9 commenced 10 November 2007 (s 2 and LA s 79)
ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal Legislation Amendment
Act 2008 (No 2) A2008-37 sch 1 pt 1.96
notified LR 4 September 2008
s 1, s 2 commenced 4 September 2008 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 1 pt 1.96 commenced 2 February 2009 (s 2 (1) and see ACT Civil
and Administrative Tribunal Act 2008 A2008-35, s 2 (1) and CN2009-2)
Court Legislation Amendment Act 2008 A2008-42 pt 5
notified LR notified LR 8 September 2008
s 1, s 2 commenced 8 September 2008 (LA s 75 (1))
pt 5 commenced 8 March 2009 (s 2 and LA s 79)
Crimes Legislation Amendment Act 2008 A2008-44 sch 1 pt 1.13
notified LR 9 September 2008
s 1, s 2 commenced 9 September 2008 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 1 pt 1.13 commenced 30 May 2009 (s 2 and CN2009-4)
Justice and Community Safety Legislation Amendment Act 2009
(No 2) A2009-19 pt 16
notified LR 1 September 2009
s 1, s 2 commenced 1 September 2009 (LA s 75 (1))
pt 16 commenced 29 September 2009 (s 2)
Crimes Legislation Amendment Act 2009 A2009-24 sch 1 pt 1.10
notified LR 3 September 2009
s 1, s 2 commenced 3 September 2009 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 1 pt 1.10 commenced 4 September 2009 (s 2)
Courts (Appointments) Amendment Act 2009 A2009-37 pt 3
notified LR 21 October 2009
s 1, s 2 commenced 21 October 2009 (LA s 75 (1))
pt 3 commenced 22 October 2009 (s 2)
Justice and Community Safety Legislation Amendment Act 2009
(No 3) A2009-44 sch 1 pt 1.15
notified LR 24 November 2009
s 1, s 2 commenced 24 November 2009 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 1 pt 1.15 commenced 22 December 2009 (s 2 (3))
Justice and Community Safety Legislation Amendment Act 2010
A2010-13 sch 1 pt 1.7
notified LR 31 March 2010
s 1, s 2 commenced 31 March 2010 (LA s 75 (1))
s 3 commenced 1 April 2010 (LA s 75AA)
sch 1 pt 7 commenced 28 April 2010 (s 2 (4))
Crimes (Sentence Administration) Amendment Act 2010 A2010-21
sch 1 pt 1.9
notified LR 30 June 2010
s 1, s 2 commenced 30 June 2010 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 1 pt 1.9 commenced 1 July 2010 (s 2)
Justice and Community Safety Legislation Amendment Act 2010
(No 3) A2010-40 sch 3 pt 3.2
notified LR 5 October 2010
s 1, s 2 commenced 5 October 2010 (LA s 75 (1))
s 3 commenced 6 October 2010 (s 2 (1))
sch 3 pt 3.2 commenced 2 November 2010 (s 2 (2))
Criminal Proceedings Legislation Amendment Act 2011 A2011-20 pt 3
notified LR 6 July 2011
s 1, s 2 commenced 6 July 2011 (LA s 75 (1))
pt 3 commenced 7 July 2011 (s 2)
Law Officers Act 2011 A2011-30 sch 1 pt 1.6
notified LR 29 August 2011
s 1, s 2 commenced 29 August 2011 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 1 pt 1.6 commenced 31 August 2011 (s 2 and CN2011-9)
Evidence (Consequential Amendments) Act 2011 A2011-48 sch 1
pt 1.36
notified LR 22 November 2011
s 1, s 2 commenced 22 November 2011 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 1 pt 1.36 commenced 1 March 2012 (s 2 (1) and see Evidence
Act 2011 A2011-12, s 2 and CN2012-4)
Courts Legislation Amendment Act 2012 A2012-29 sch 1 pt 1.2
notified LR 13 June 2012
s 1, s 2 commenced 13 June 2012 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 1 pt 1.2 commenced 13 August 2012 (s 2 and CN2012-14)
Crimes Legislation Amendment Act 2013 A2013-12 pt 11
notified LR 17 April 2013
s 1, s 2 commenced 17 April 2013 (LA s 75 (1))
pt 11 commenced 24 April 2013 (s 2)
Courts Legislation Amendment Act 2014 A2014-1 pt 6
notified LR 5 March 2014
s 1, s 2 commenced 5 March 2014 (LA s 75 (1))
pt 6 commenced 2 April 2014 (s 2)
Courts Legislation Amendment Act 2015 A2015-10 pt 17
notified LR 7 April 2015
s 1, s 2 commenced 7 April 2015 (LA s 75 (1))
pt 17 commenced 21 April 2015 (s 2 (2))
Crimes (Child Sex Offenders) Amendment Act 2015 A2015-35 sch 1
pt 1.6
notified LR 1 October 2015
s 1, s 2 commenced 1 October 2015 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 1 pt 1.6 commenced 2 October 2015 (s 2)
Crimes (Domestic and Family Violence) Legislation Amendment
Act 2015 A2015-40 sch 1 pt 1.11
notified LR 4 November 2015
s 1, s 2 commenced 4 November 2015 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 1 pt 1.11 commenced 4 May 2016 (s 2 (2))
Courts Legislation Amendment Act 2015 (No 2) A2015-52 pt 14
notified LR 26 November 2015
s 1, s 2 commenced 26 November 2015 (LA s 75 (1))
pt 14 commenced 10 December 2015 (s 2 (2))
Supreme Court Amendment Act 2016 A2016-36
notified LR 22 June 2016
s 1, s 2 commenced 22 June 2016 (LA s 75 (1))
remainder commenced 23 June 2016 (s 2)
Justice and Community Safety Legislation Amendment Act 2016
A2016-37 sch 1 pt 1.19
notified LR 22 June 2016
s 1, s 2 commenced 22 June 2016 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 1 pt 1.19 commenced 29 June 2016 (s 2)
Public Sector Management Amendment Act 2016 A2016-52 sch 1
pt 1.59
notified LR 25 August 2016
s 1, s 2 commenced 25 August 2016 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 1 pt 1.59 commenced 1 September 2016 (s 2)
Justice and Community Safety Legislation Amendment Act 2016
(No 2) A2016-53 pt 4
notified LR 25 August 2016
s 1, s 2 taken to have commenced 23 June 2016 (LA s 75 (2))
pt 4 taken to have commenced 23 June 2016 (s 2 (2) and see
Supreme Court Amendment Act 2016 A2016-36 s 2)
Courts and Other Justice Legislation Amendment Act 2018 A2018-9
pt 16
notified LR 29 March 2018
s 1, s 2 commenced 29 March 2018 (LA s 75 (1))
pt 16 commenced 26 April 2018 (s 2)
Prostitution Amendment Act 2018 A2018-25 sch 1 pt 1.5
notified LR 8 August 2018
s 1, s 2 commenced 8 August 2018 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 1 pt 1.5 commenced 9 August 2018 (s 2)
Courts and Other Justice Legislation Amendment Act 2018 (No 2)
A2018-39 pt 6
notified LR 27 September 2018
s 1, s 2 commenced 27 September 2018 (LA s 75 (1))
pt 6 commenced 13 March 2019 (s 2 and CN2019-5)
Crimes Legislation Amendment Act 2018 (No 2) A2018-40 pt 9
notified LR 7 November 2018
s 1, s 2 commenced 7 November 2018 (LA s 75 (1))
pt 9 commenced 8 November 2018 (s 2)
Royal Commission Criminal Justice Legislation Amendment Act 2018
A2018-46 sch 1 pt 1.5
notified LR 4 December 2018
s 1, s 2 commenced 4 December 2018 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 1 pt 1.5 commenced 5 December 2018 (s 2)
Sentencing (Drug and Alcohol Treatment Orders) Legislation
Amendment Act 2019 A2019-31 pt 7
notified LR 9 October 2019
s 1, s 2 commenced 9 October 2019 (LA s 75 (1))
pt 7 commenced 3 December 2019 (s 2 (1) and CN2019-19)
COVID-19 Emergency Response Act 2020 A2020-11 sch 1 pt 1.19
notified LR 7 April 2020
s 1, s 2 commenced 7 April 2020 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 1 pt 1.19 commenced 8 April 2020 (s 2)
COVID-19 Emergency Response Legislation Amendment Act 2020
(No 2) A2020-27 pt 3
notified LR 8 July 2020
s 1, s 2 commenced 8 July 2020 (LA s 75 (1))
pt 3 commenced 9 July 2020 (s 2 (1))
Royal Commission Criminal Justice Legislation Amendment Act 2020
A2020-31 sch 1 pt 1.3
notified LR 29 July 2020
s 1, s 2 commenced 29 July 2020 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 1 pt 1.3 commenced 1 September 2020 (s 2 and CN2020-17)
COVID-19 Emergency Response Legislation Amendment Act 2021
A2021-1 sch 1 pt 1.15
notified LR 19 February 2021
s 1, s 2 commenced 19 February 2021 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 1 pt 1.15 commenced 20 February 2021 (s 2 (1))
Courts and Other Justice Legislation Amendment Act 2021 A2021-13
pt 10
notified LR 9 June 2021
s 1, s 2 commenced 9 June 2021 (LA s 75 (1))
pt 10 commenced 16 June 2021 (s 2 (3))
Work Health and Safety Amendment Act 2021 A2021-19 sch 1 pt 1.4
notified LR 11 August 2021
s 1, s 2 commenced 11 August 2021 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 1 pt 1.4 commenced 11 November 2021 (s 2)
Family Violence Legislation Amendment Act 2022 A2022-13 sch 1
pt 1.5
notified LR 10 August 2022
s 1, s 2 commenced 10 August 2022 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 1 pt 5 commenced 17 August 2022 (s 2)
Courts Legislation Amendment Act 2023 A2023-37 pt 4
notified LR 29 September 2023
s 1, s 2 commenced 29 September 2023 (LA s 75 (1))
pt 4 commenced 30 September 2023 (s 2)
Supreme Court Amendment Act 2023 A2023-48
notified LR 15 November 2023
s 1, s 2 commenced 15 November 2023 (LA s 75 (1))
remainder commenced 15 May 2024 (s 2)
Justice and Community Safety Legislation Amendment Act 2023
(No 3) A2023-57 pt 16
notified LR 11 December 2023
s 1, s 2 commenced 11 December 2023 (LA s 75 (1))
pt 16 commenced 12 December 2023 (s 2 (1))
Statute Law Amendment Act 2025 A2025-29 sch 3 pt 3.89, sch 4
pt 4.169
notified LR 6 November 2025
s 1, s 2 commenced 6 November 2025 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 3 pt 3.89, sch 4 pt 4.169 commenced 26 November 2025 (s 2 (3),
(9))
In this table Acts and statutory rules for 1992 and earlier years are Commonwealth
Acts and statutory rules, and Acts for 1993 and later years are ACT Acts.
Long title
long title am Cwlth Act 1971 No 98
Name of Act
s 1 am Cwlth Act 1950 No 80; Cwlth Act 1992 No 49
sub A2001-54 amdt 1.1
s 2 orig s 2 sub Cwlth Act 1959 No 51
am Cwlth Act 1964 No 109
om Cwlth Act 1973 No 216
(prev s 5) am Cwlth Act 1935 No 27; Cwlth Act 1945 No 57;
Cwlth Act 1957 No 34; Cwlth Act 1958 No 43; Cwlth Act 1964
No 109; Cwlth Act 1968 No 156; Ord1971-13; Cwlth Act 1971
No 98; Cwlth Act 1973 No 216; Cwlth Act 1976 No 158;
Ord1982-26; Cwlth Act 1988 No 38; Cwlth Act 1988 No 109;
defs reloc to dict A2001-54 amdt 1.3
om A2001-54 amdt 1.4
def acting judge ins A1993-91 s 4
def additional judge am A1993-91 sch 2
def Chief Justice om A2001-54 amdt 1.2
def enactment om A1993-91 sch 2
def Ordinance om A1993-91 sch 2
def resident judge ins A1993-91 s 4
def the court om A1993-91 sch 2
def the Judicature Act om A1993-91 sch 2
def the Registrar om A1993-91 sch 2
def the Sheriff om A1993-91 sch 2
def the Supreme Court om A1993-91 sch 2
def the Territory or the Australian Capital Territory om
A1993-91 sch 2
pres s 2 ins A2001-54 amdt 1.5
am A2002-30 amdt 3.820
Notes
s 2A ins A2001-54 amdt 1.5
Establishment
s 3 orig s 3 am Cwlth Act 1973 No 216; Cwlth Act 1976 No 158 ;
Cwlth Act 1981 No 61
(prev s 6) am Cwlth Act 1958 No 43; Ord1971-13; Cwlth Act