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Christmas Island Act 1958
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Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts
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C2021C00068 C13
18 December 2020
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Part I—Preliminary
1 Short title
2 Commencement
4 Interpretation
4A Application of the Criminal Code
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Part II—Acceptance of Christmas Island
5 Acceptance of Christmas Island
6 Transfer of rights, liabilities etc. to Commonwealth
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Part III—Laws and Legislative Powers
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Division 1—Laws of the Territory
7 The laws of the Territory
8 Operation of existing laws etc.
8A Application of Western Australian laws
8B Minister must table lists of applied Western Australian Acts
8C House may terminate application of Western Australian Acts in the Territory
8D Extension of period for giving notice of motion to terminate WA Act
8E Application of Commonwealth Acts
8G Powers under the applied Western Australian laws
8GA Applied Western Australian laws—effect of directions or delegations
8H Arrangements with the Government of Western Australia
8I Savings
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Division 2—Legislative Powers of the Governor-General
9 Legislative powers of the Governor-General
10 Tabling of Ordinances in Parliament
10A Ordinance not to be re-made while required to be tabled
10B Ordinance not to be re-made while subject to disallowance
10C Disallowed ordinance not to be re-made unless resolution rescinded or House approves
10D Regulations, rules and by-laws
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Part IV—The Judicial System
11 Supreme Court
11AAA Minister may make arrangements with States
11AA Supreme Court may sit in a State
11A Registries and Registrars
12 Jurisdiction etc. of the Supreme Court
12A Juries outside the Territory
12B Offences in relation to jurors
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Part IVA—Conferral of Territory Jurisdiction on Western Australian courts etc.
14A Definitions
14B Conferral of jurisdiction on Western Australian courts and court officers
14C Transfer of Supreme Court jurisdiction
14D Transfer of pending proceedings
14E Application of provisions of this Act to courts of Western Australia
14F Savings—jurisdiction of Supreme Court of the Territory on and after transfer day
14G Abolition of Supreme Court of the Territory
14H Transitional provisions after abolition of Supreme Court
14J References to courts of Territory—transitional
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Part VI—Miscellaneous
17 Appointment of officers
18 Arrangements in relation to prisoners, mental patients etc.
18A Removal of accused to State to stand trial
18B Accused to be conveyed to Court
18C Return of accused to Territory
18D Person deemed to be prisoner under Removal of Prisoners (Territories) Act 1923
18E Person deemed to be criminal lunatic under Removal of Prisoners (Territories) Act 1923
18F Repatriation of person tried in a State
20 Grant of pardon, remission etc.
21 Exemption from Customs duties of goods produced in the Territory
21A Disposal of land
22 Audit
22A Ordinances—incorporation of matters by reference
23 Regulations
Schedule—Laws continuing in force in the Territory on and after 1 July 1992
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Endnotes
Endnote 1—About the endnotes
Endnote 2—Abbreviation key
Endnote 3—Legislation history
Endnote 4—Amendment history