Scrutiny of Acts and Regulations Committee

Discussion Paper No. 1 on the Operation of Section 85 of the Constitution Act 1975, May 1995


Table of Contents

Introduction by Victor Perton MP, Chairman

Chapter 1 - Introduction and History

Chapter 2 - The Constitution (Jurisdiction of Supreme Act) 1991 and
"The 1991 Amendments" and "The 1992 Amendments"

Chapter 3 - Extracts from Bills considered by the Committee in 1993 and 1994 which contained "appropriate and desirable" section 85 provisions

Chapter 4 - Adverse Reports by the Committee in 1993 and 1994

Chapter 5 - Reports by the Committee in 1995 on Bills containing Section 85 provisions

Chapter 6 - The Committee’s current experience of the use of Section 85 provisions

Chapter 7 - Discussion of emerging trends

Chapter 8 - General Observations and Discussion

Appendices

1 - The Report Upon the Constitution Act 1975 Legal and Constitutional Committee, March 1990

2 - List of Statutes enacted by the previous administration affecting thejurisdiction of the Supreme Court for the period from 1982 to 1992

3 - List of Statutes enacted by the current administration affecting the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court for the period from October 1992 to February 1993

4 - List of Statutes enacted by the current administration affecting the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court in 1993 and 1994

5 - Table of the Legal and Constitutional Committee’s Report upon the Constitution Act 1975 Responses/Recommendations


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