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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
ENDNOTES
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