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Tasmania act
This Act bars the Governor from suspending or removing a Supreme Court judge except when both Houses of Parliament present an address (s 1). It therefore affects judges, the Governor and Parliament by making removal a parliamentary act rather than an executive one, and leaves the precise parliamentary procedure and enforcement mechanics unspecified.
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Direct links to the current provisions in Supreme Court (Judges' Independence) Act 1857.
*[Section 1 Amended by 25 Geo. V No. 78 ]*It shall not be lawful for the Governor, either with or without the advice of the Executive Council, to suspend, or for the Governor to amove, any judge of the Supreme Court unless upon the address of both Houses of Parliament.
*[Section 2 Inserted by 25 Geo. V No. 78 ]*This Act may be cited as the Supreme Court (Judges' Independence) Act 1857 .
Sourced from Tasmanian Legislation Online (legislation.tas.gov.au), CC BY 4.0.
*[Section 1 Amended by 25 Geo. V No. 78 ]*It shall not be lawful for the Governor, either with or without the advice of the Executive Council, to suspend, or for the Governor to amove, any judge of the Supreme Court unless upon the address of both Houses of Parliament.
*[Section 2 Inserted by 25 Geo. V No. 78 ]*This Act may be cited as the Supreme Court (Judges' Independence) Act 1857 .