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LOCAL COURT ACT 2015


TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY MATTERS

   1.      Short title  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Definitions  

   PART 2--LOCAL COURT

   4.      Court established  
   5.      Status of Court  
   6.      Constitution of Court  
   7.      Changes in constitution of Court during proceedings  
   8.      Independence of Court  

   PART 3--JURISDICTION OF THE COURT

           Division 1--Jurisdiction generally

   9.      Jurisdiction of the Court  
   10.     Court may exercise all jurisdiction at same time  
   11.     Jurisdiction concurrent with Supreme Court  

           Division 2--Civil jurisdiction

   12.     Civil jurisdiction – jurisdictional limit  
   13.     General civil jurisdiction  
   13A.    Jurisdiction in small claims matters  
   14.     Civil jurisdiction under other laws  
   15.     Remedies that may be granted  
   16.     Jurisdiction not limited to matters entirely within Territory  
   17.     Concurrent administration of law and equity  

           Division 3--Criminal jurisdiction

   18.     General criminal jurisdiction  
   19.     Criminal jurisdiction under other laws  

   PART 4--ADMINISTRATION OF THE COURT

           Division 1--Administration generally

   20.     Chief Judge responsible  
   21.     Divisions of Court  
   22.     Assigning duties to judicial officers  
   23.     Hours of work  
   24.     Where and when Court may sit  
   25.     Registries  
   26.     Court seal  
   26A.    Court may issue or transmit court documents electronically  

           Division 2--Court records and exhibits

   27.     Court records  
   28.     Case files  
   29.     Access to case files  
   30.     Access to judgments and orders  
   31.     Access to exhibits  
   31A.    Access to any other Court records  
   31B.    Access to persons other than parties  
   32.     Fees  
   33.     Principal registrar to provide copies  
   33A.    Transcripts required for certain proceedings  
   34.     Other Acts may limit access to court records and exhibits  

           Division 3--Court procedure

   35.     Procedure generally  
   36.     Court to be open to public  
   37.     Orders to exclude persons from courtroom  
   38.     Presence of parties and representatives  
   39.     Refusal of documents if abuse of process  
   40.     Making of judgments and orders  
   41.     Issuing of process  
   42.     Correction of errors  
   43.     Entry for purpose of inspection  
   44.     Party entitled to appear in person or by counsel  
   44A.    Transfer of proceedings to Tribunal  

           Division 4--Contempt

   45.     Contempt of Court  
   46.     Dealing with contempt of Court  
   47.     Punishment for contempt  

           Division 5--Rules and directions

   48.     Rules of court  
   49.     Practice directions  

   PART 5--JUDGES OF THE LOCAL COURT

           Division 1--Chief Judge, Deputy Chief Judges and Judges

              Subdivision 1--Establishment of offices, powers and functions

   50.     Judicial offices  
   51.     Functions of Judges  
   52.     Powers of Judges  

              Subdivision 2--Appointment, terms of office etc.

   53.     Appointment  
   54.     Full-time or part-time appointment  
   55.     Salary, allowances and benefits  
   56.     Vacation of office  
   57.     Termination of appointment of Judge  
   58.     Completion of pending proceedings  
   59.     Acting Chief Judge  
   59A.    Acting Deputy Chief Judge  

           Division 2--Acting Judges

   60.     Appointment  
   61.     Functions and powers of acting Judge  
   62.     Conditions of appointment  
   63.     Vacation of office  
   64.     Completion of pending proceedings  

           Division 3--General matters

   65.     Oath of office  
   66.     Prohibition of other work  
   67.     Acts done by Judge outside the Territory  
   67A.    Validity of acts  

   PART 6--OTHER COURT OFFICERS

           Division 1--Judicial registrars

   68.     Appointment of judicial registrars  
   69.     Functions of judicial registrars  
   70.     Powers of judicial registrars  
   70A.    Review of decision of judicial registrar  

           Division 2--Principal registrar and other registrars

   71.     Principal registrar and registrars  
   72.     Functions of registrars  
   73.     Powers of registrars  
   74.     Delegation of jurisdiction to registrars  
   75.     Review of decision of registrar in exercise of delegated jurisdiction  

           Division 3--BailiffsNote for Division

   76.     Bailiffs  
   77.     Functions of bailiff  
   78.     Powers of bailiff  

           Division 4--Interstate or overseas arrangements

   79.     Out-of-Territory registrars  
   80.     Registrars may hold appointments for other jurisdictions  

   PART 7--MISCELLANEOUS

   81.     Regulations  

   PART 7A--VALIDATION

   81A.    Appointments to Court  
   81B.    Validation of certain judicial appointments  
   81C.    Validation of acts performed  

   PART 8--REPEALS AND TRANSITIONAL MATTERS FOR LOCAL COURT ACT 2015

           Division 1--Repeals

   82.     Laws repealed  

           Division 2--Transitional matters

   83.     Definitions  
   84.     New Local Court is a continuation of old Courts  
   85.     Office holders  
   86.     Ongoing proceedings  
   87.     Judgments, orders and process  
   88.     Continuation of things done by Magistrates  
   89.     Regulations, Rules and practice directions  
   90.     Directions to judicial officers  
   91.     Approval of places to sit  
   92.     Contempt  
   93.     Prerogative writs in civil proceedings  
   94.     References to repealed Acts  

   PART 9--TRANSITIONAL MATTERS FOR JUSTICE LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (SMALL CLAIMS AND OTHER MATTERS) ACT 2016

   95.     Application of section 44A  

   PART 10--TRANSITIONAL MATTERS FOR JUSTICE AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2021

   96.     Appeal of registrar's decisions  
           SCHEDULE 1
           SCHEDULE 2
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