▁laws ▁in ▁force ▁before ▁the ▁transfer ▁were ▁to ▁continue ▁except ▁as ▁am ended ▁or ▁repe aled ▁by ▁Ord in ance . ▁The ▁laws ▁inherited ▁have ▁been ▁described ▁as ▁“ a ▁complex ▁legal ▁legacy ”. ▁They ▁include ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁law , ▁Stra its ▁S ett lement s ▁laws ▁and ▁Singapore ▁laws . ▁ ▁P un ish ments , ▁such ▁as ▁wh ipping ▁and ▁be ating , ▁were ▁still ▁available ▁as ▁options ▁for ▁dealing ▁with ▁criminal ▁off ences . ▁ ▁Est ab lish ment ▁of ▁the ▁court ▁The ▁court ▁is ▁established ▁by ▁section ▁ 4 ▁of ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁Ord in ance ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁as ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁of ▁C oc os . ▁The ▁court ▁has ▁juris diction ▁under ▁the ▁Singapore ▁Cour ts ▁Ord in ance . ▁This ▁Ord in ance ▁gives ▁it ▁all ▁the ▁juris diction ▁which ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁of ▁the ▁Australian ▁Capital ▁Territ ory ▁had ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 5 . ▁The ▁juris diction ▁of ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁of ▁the ▁Australian ▁Capital ▁Territ ory ▁is ▁in ▁turn ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁juris diction ▁of ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁of ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁that ▁existed ▁on ▁ 1 ▁January ▁ 1 9 1 1 . ▁The ▁court ▁also ▁had ▁juris diction ▁when ▁an ▁applied ▁Singapore an ▁law ▁said ▁that ▁either ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁of ▁the ▁Stra its ▁S ett lement s ▁( including ▁the ▁High ▁Court ▁of ▁that ▁court ▁or ▁the ▁Court ▁of ▁App e al ▁of ▁that ▁court ), ▁ ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁of ▁the ▁Col ony ▁of ▁Singapore ▁(