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Reciprocal Enforcement of Commonwealth Judgments Act
(Chapter 264, Section 5)
Declaration under Section 5
Decl 1
G.N. No. S 383/1993
REVISED EDITION 1999
(1st July 1999)
[24th September 1993]
WHEREAS the Minister for Law is satisfied that reciprocal provisions have been made by the Legislature of the Commonwealth, States and Territories of Australia specified in the Schedule for the enforcement within the Commonwealth, States and Territories of Judgments obtained in the High Court and the Court of Appeal of Singapore:
NOW, THEREFORE, the Minister for Law, in exercise of the powers vested in him by section 5 of the Reciprocal Enforcement of Commonwealth Judgments Act, hereby declares that the provisions of the Act shall extend to judgments obtained in the court specified in the second column of the Schedule being superior courts of the Commonwealth, States or Territories set out opposite thereto in the first column, in the like manner as the Act extends to judgments obtained in a superior court in the United Kingdom.
THE SCHEDULE
First column
Second column
Commonwealth of Australia
High Court of Australia
Commonwealth of Australia
Federal Court of Australia
Commonwealth of Australia
Family Court of Australia
States
New South Wales
Supreme Court of New South Wales
Queensland
Supreme Court of Queensland
South Australia
Supreme Court of South Australia
Tasmania
Supreme Court of Tasmania
Victoria
Supreme Court of Victoria
Western Australia
Family Court of Western Australia
Western Australia
Supreme Court of Western Australia
Territories
Australian Capital Territory
Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory
Norfolk Island
Supreme Court of Norfolk Island
Northern Territory
Supreme Court of Northern Territory.
[G.N. Nos. S 383/93; S 458/93]

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY

Declaration under Section 5
(CHAPTER 264, Decl 1)
This Legislative History is provided for the convenience of users of the Declaration under Section 5. It is not part of this Declaration.
1.  
G. N. No. S 458/1993—Declaration under Section 5 1993
Date of commencement
:
Date not available
2.  
1993 Revised Edition—Declaration under Section 5
Date of operation
:
24 September 1993
3.  
G. N. No. S 383/1993—Declaration under Section 5 1993
Date of commencement
:
1 July 1999
4.  
1999 Revised Edition—Declaration under Section 5
Date of operation
:
1 July 1999
5.  
1994 Revised Edition—Declaration under Section 5 1994
Date of operation
:
Date not available.