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(1) This Act may be cited as the Judicature Amendment Act 2007 and shall be read together with and deemed part of the Judicature Act 1980-81 (hereinafter referred to as "the principal Act").}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3878461 \par }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4999785\charrsid3878461 \par }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3878461\charrsid3878461 2. }{\fs24\ul\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3878461\charrsid4999785 Jurisdiction of High Court }{\fs24\ul\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid12807914 pre}{ \fs24\ul\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3878461\charrsid4999785 sided over b}{\fs24\ul\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4025561 y}{\fs24\ul\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3878461\charrsid4999785 a Justice}{ \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3878461\charrsid3878461 - Section 19 of the principal Act is amended by adding after paragraph (m) (as inserted by section 4 of the Judicature Amendment Act 1998), the following new paragraph - 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