Supreme Court of Central Australia
1 February 1927 – 12 June 1931
The superior court of the Territory of Central Australia, the part of the Northern Territory south of latitude 20° S, while the territory was divided. It shared its judge with the Supreme Court of North Australia and, Alice Springs being too remote, only ever sat in Darwin.
How it came into existence
Created when the Northern Australia Act 1926 was brought into force on 1 February 1927, dividing the Northern Territory; it took over the Supreme Court's jurisdiction in the southern territory, while the existing court continued as the Supreme Court of North Australia.
- Superior jurisdiction south of latitude 20° S
Legislation: Northern Australia Act 1926
How it ended
Abolished on 12 June 1931, when the two territories were reunited; its jurisdiction passed to the Supreme Court of the Northern Territory.
- Superior jurisdiction in Central Australia
Main functions
- Superior civil and criminal jurisdiction in Central Australia
Where it sits
Last in the portfolio of Department of Home Affairs.
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Sources
Government records and websites
Other sources
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