Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

JURISDICTION OF COURTS (CROSS-VESTING) ACT (NO. 60 OF 1993) - SECT 8

8. (1) Where—

        (a)     a proceeding (in this subsection called the “relevant proceeding”) is pending in—

              (i)     a court of the Australian Capital Territory, other than the Supreme Court; or

              (ii)     a tribunal established by or under an Act; and

        (b)     it appears to the Supreme Court that—

              (i)     the relevant proceeding arises out of, or is related to, another proceeding pending in the Federal Court, the Family Court, the Supreme Court of another State or of a Territory or a State Family Court and, if an order is made under this subsection in relation to the relevant proceeding, there would be grounds on which the other proceeding could be transferred to the Supreme Court; or

              (ii)     an order should be made under this subsection in relation to the relevant proceeding so that consideration can be given to whether the relevant proceeding should be transferred to another court;

the Supreme Court may, on the application of a party to the relevant proceeding or of its own motion, make an order removing the relevant proceeding to the Supreme Court.

(2) Where an order is made under subsection (1) in relation to a proceeding, this Act applies in relation to the proceeding as if it were a proceeding pending in the Supreme Court.

(3) Where a proceeding is removed to the Supreme Court in accordance with an order made under subsection (1), the Supreme Court may, if it considers it appropriate to do so, remit the proceeding to the court or tribunal from which the proceeding was removed.