A N N O T R I C E S I M O OCTAVO

VICTORIA

REGINE.

No. I.
An Act to expedite and lessen the expense of proceedings in Insolvency. [25th June, 1874.]
it is desirable to expedite and lessen t h e E x p e n s e of p r o c e e d i n g s i n I n s o l v e n c y B e it t h e r e f o r e e n a c t e d b y t h e Queen's M o s t Excellent Majesty by and with the advice and consent o f t h e L e g i s l a t i v e C o u n c i l a n d L e g i s l a t i v e A s s e m b l y of N e w S o u t h W a l e s i n P a r l i a m e n t a s s e m b l e d a n d b y t h e a u t h o r i t y of t h e s a m e a s follows:-- 1. T h e I n s o l v e n c y J u r i s d i c t i o n of t h e S u p r e m e C o u r t or o f a J u d g e t h e r e o f s h a l l c o n t i n u e t o b e e x e r c i s e d a s a s u p e r i o r C o u r t of R e c o r d of L a w a n d E q u i t y a n d t h e orders i n s u c h j u r i s d i c t i o n s h a l l h a v e t h e s a m e f o r c e as if t h e y w e r e j u d g m e n t s a t l a w or d e c r e e s i n E q u i t y of t h e s a i d S u p r e m e C o u r t a n d s u c h I n s o l v e n c y J u r i s d i c t i o n a s conferred b y t h e e n a c t m e n t s specified in t h e S c h e d u l e hereto a n d to t h e e x t e n t t h e r e i n e x p r e s s e d s h a l l b e e x e r c i s e d for a n d o n b e h a l f of t h e S u p r e m e C o u r t or a J u d g e t h e r e o f i n t h e first i n s t a n c e b y t h e C h i e f C o m m i s s i o n e r of I n s o l v e n t E s t a t e s s u b j e c t t o a p p e a l a s h e r e i n a f t e r p r o v i d e d A n d s u c h C h i e f C o m m i s s i o n e r s h a l l for t h e p u r p o s e s o f s u c h jurisdiction and of this A c t h a v e and m a y exercise c u m u l a t i v e l y w i t h a n y p o w e r s n o w b y l a w v e s t e d in h i m all t h e p o w e r s a n d authority p o s s e s s e d a n d e x e r c i s a b l e f r o m t i m e t o t i m e b y t h e S u p r e m e C o u r t or a J u d g e thereof and w h e n sitting in Chambers such Chief Commissioner shall (in respect to m a t t e r s cognizable b y h i m i n Chambers) h a v e t h e s a m e j u r i s d i c t i o n p o w e r s a n d a u t h o r i t y as if h e w e r e s i t t i n g i n o p e n Court Provided nevertheless that all appeals and applications in I n s o l v e n c y t o t h e S u p r e m e C o u r t or t o a J u d g e t h e r e o f c o m m e n c e d or i n p a r t h e a r d a t t h e t i m e o f t h e c o m m e n c e m e n t of t h i s A c t s h a l l b e p r o c e e d e d w i t h a n d d e t e r m i n e d as if t h i s A c t h a d n o t b e e n p a s s e d . 2. A n y p e r s o n a g g r i e v e d b y a n y d e c i s i o n o f a D i s t r i c t C o m  missioner of I n s o l v e n t Estates m a y appeal therefrom to t h e Chief C o m m i s s i o n e r a n d it s h a l l b e l a w f u l for s u c h C h i e f C o m m i s s i o n e r t o a l t e r r e v e r s e or c o n f i r m s u c h d e c i s i o n a s i f o r i g i n a l l y h e a r d b e f o r e him A n y order or d e c i s i o n m a d e b y t h e C h i e f C o m m i s s i o n e r w h e t h e r i n r e s p e c t o f a m a t t e r b r o u g h t before h i m o n a p p e a l or n o t s h a l l b e s u b j e c t t o a n a p p e a l t o t h e S u p r e m e C o u r t ( s u c h C o u r t for t h e p u r  p o s e s o f t h i s A c t c o n s i s t i n g o f t w o or m o r e J u d g e s t h e r e o f ) o n s u c h t e r m s a n d w i t h i n s u c h t i m e s a s m a y b e n o w or f r o m t i m e t o t i m e provided

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p r o v i d e d b y L a w or G e n e r a l R u l e s o f C o u r t A n d t h e s a i d S u p r e m e Court shall thereupon exercise t h e powers vested i n it as originally exercisable b y l a w as w e l l as o n appeal and shall h a v e all authorities o f t h e S u p r e m e C o u r t r e l a t i v e t o t h e t r i a l of q u e s t i o n s of fact b y j u r y i s s u e or o t h e r w i s e . 3 . T h e G e n e r a l R u l e s of C o u r t a s t o a p p e a l s i n i n s o l v e n c y t o t h e S u p r e m e C o u r t s h a l l b e a n d are h e r e b y r e q u i r e d t o b e m a d e b y t h e J u d g e s o f t h e S u p r e m e C o u r t or a n y t h r e e of t h e m a n d t h e o t h e r General R u l e s of Court i n insolvency shall be m a d e by a n y t w o J u d g e s o f t h e S u p r e m e C o u r t t o g e t h e r w i t h t h e C h i e f C o m m i s s i o n e r of I n s o l v e n t E s t a t e s a n d a l l s u c h G e n e r a l Rules w h e t h e r as t o a p p e a l s or o t h e r w i s e s h a l l b e l a i d before b o t h H o u s e s of P a r l i a m e n t w i t h i n f o u r t e e n d a y s if P a r l i a m e n t b e t h e n s i t t i n g a n d if n o t t h e n w i t h i n f o u r t e e n d a y s after t h e n e x t m e e t i n g t h e r e o f a n d if e i t h e r o f t h e said H o u s e s shall b y resolution passed w i t h i n t w e n t y - e i g h t days after s u c h R u l e s h a v e b e e n l a i d before t h e s a i d H o u s e s r e s p e c t i v e l y r e s o l v e t h a t t h e w h o l e or a n y p a r t of s u c h R u l e s o u g h t n o t t o c o n t i n u e i n f o r c e i n s u c h c a s e t h e w h o l e or s u c h p a r t t h e r e o f as s h a l l b e i n c l u d e d i n s u c h r e s o l u t i o n s h a l l f r o m a n d after s u c h r e s o l u t i o n c e a s e t o b e binding. 4 . T h e S u p r e m e C o u r t or t h e C h i e f C o m m i s s i o n e r s i t t i n g i n C o u r t or C h a m b e r s m a y i n a l l m a t t e r s before it or h i m r e s p e c t i v e l y w h e t h e r o r i g i n a l or o n a p p e a l a w a r d e i t h e r o u t of t h e i n s o l v e n t e s t a t e or a g a i n s t a n y p e r s o n or p e r s o n s s u c h c o s t s as s h a l l be j u s t . 5. T h e o n e h u n d r e d a n d f o u r t h s e c t i o n of t h e A c t fifth V i c t o r i a n u m b e r s e v e n t e e n a n d t h e f o u r t h a n d fifth s e c t i o n s o f t h e A c t t w e n t y s e c o n d V i c t o r i a n u m b e r f o u r t e e n are h e r e b y r e p e a l e d . G. W h e n u n d e r t h e p r o v i s i o n s of t h e o n e h u n d r e d a n d t h i r t y t h i r d s e c t i o n of t h e " C o m p a n i e s A c t " t h e C o u r t (as i n t h e said s e c t i o n d e f i n e d ) m a k e s a n order for w i n d i n g u p a C o m p a n y a n d d i r e c t s t h a t a l l s u b s e q u e n t p r o c e e d i n g s for w i n d i n g u p t h e s a m e b e h a d a n d t a k e n b e f o r e t h e C h i e f C o m m i s s i o n e r of I n s o l v e n t E s t a t e s t h e r e u p o n s u c h Chief Commissioner shall subject to appeal as in the said section p r o v i d e d for t h e p u r p o s e s of w i n d i n g u p s u c h C o m p a n y b o d e e m e d t o b e " t h e C o u r t " w i t h i n t h e m e a n i n g of P a r t I V of t h a t A c t a n d s h a l l h a v e for t h e p u r p o s e s of s u c h w i n d i n g u p a l l t h e p o w e r s of t h e S u p r e m e Court i n its E q u i t a b l e Jurisdiction. 7 . I f a n y p e r s o n h a v i n g a n y r i g h t or p r i v i l e g e a c q u i r e d u n d e r t h e s e c o n d s u b - s e c t i o n of s e c t i o n t w o h u n d r e d a n d f o r t y - n i n e o f t h e said Companies A c t should be entitled to and shall hereafter institute proceedings and prosecute matters under the eleventh Victoria number n i n e t e e n t h e C h i e f C o m m i s s i o n e r of I n s o l v e n t E s t a t e s s h a l l s u b j e c t t o a p p e a l a s i n I n s o l v e n c y h a v e a n d e x e r c i s e t h e p o w e r s of t h e S u p r e m e C o u r t or a J u d g e t h e r e o f c u m u l a t i v e l y w i t h t h e p o w e r s a n d d u t i e s v e s t e d i n h i m b y l a w for t h e p u r p o s e of w i n d i n g u p a n d g e n e r a l l y d e t e r m i n i n g all s u c h p r o c e e d i n g s a n d matters u n d e r t h e said lastmentioned Act. 8. E v e r y A t t o r n e y a n d S o l i c i t o r of t h e S u p r e m e C o u r t m a y a p p e a r a n d b e h e a r d i n a l l m a t t e r s a n d p r o c e e d i n g s before t h e C h i e f C o m m i s s i o n e r o f I n s o l v e n t E s t a t e s i n C o u r t or C h a m b e r s a n d before the Registrar in I n s o l v e n c y without being required to employ counsel A n d if a n y p e r s o n n o t b e i n g s u c h A t t o r n e y or S o l i c i t o r s h a l l p r a c t i s e i n t h e I n s o l v e n c y J u r i s d i c t i o n of t h e s a i d C o u r t a s A t t o r n e y or S o l i c i t o r h e s h a l l b e d e e m e d g u i l t y o f a c o n t e m p t of C o u r t . 9 . T h i s A c t s h a l l b e s t y l e d a n d m a y b e c i t e d as t h e " I n s o l v e n c y Laws Amendment Act 1874."

SCHEDULE.

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The jurisdiction powers and authority conferred by--

No. of Act.

Title of Act.

5 Vic. No. 17

7 Vic. No. 19

8 Vie. No. 15

10 Vic. No. 14 11 Vic. No. 19 17 Vic. No. 17

17 Vic. No. 32

19 Vic. No. 33 20 Vic. No. 11 20 Vic. No. 24 25 Vic. No. 8 31 Vic. No. 9

An. Act for giving relief to insolvent per sons and providing for the due collection administration and distribution of In solvent Estates within the Colony of New South Wales and for the preven tion of frauds affecting the same. An Act to amend an Act intituled "An Act "for giving relief to insolvent persons ana " providing for the administration of In" solvent Estates and to abolish imprison" ment for debt." An Act to amend an Act passed in the fifth year of Her Majesty's reign for the rebel of insolvent debtors and also the Act lately passed for amending the same and abolishing imprisonment for debt. An Act to remove difficulties in the dis posal administration and distribution of Insolvent Estates--and rider thereto. An Act for facilitating the winding up of Joint Stock Companies unable to meet their pecuniary engagements. An Act for the appropriation of unclaimed balances in Intestate and Insolvent Estates and for other purposes therein mentioned. An Act to authorize the Chief Commissioner of Insolvent Estates to issue certificates to insolvents in certain cases. An Act to amend the Insolvent Law of New South Wales. An Act to provide for the deposit in the Colonial Treasury of moneys in charge of Officers of the Supreme Court. An Act to amend so much of the Insolvent Acts now in force as relates to direction of creditors. An Act to amend the laws relating to Insolvency. An Act to facilitate proceedings in Insolvency.

All the unrepealed sec tions of the Act except section 7.

The unrepealed sec tions except proviso to 8th section and sections 9 10 11 and 12 thereof. The unrepealed sections.

The whole Act. The whole Act. The whole Act except sections 1 and 0. The whole Act.

The whole Act. The whole Act so far as relates to Official Assignees. The whole Act. The whole Act. The whole Act.

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