Queensland Consolidated Acts

PROPERTY LAW ACT 1974 - SECT 329

329 Courts having jurisdiction under pt 19

(1) The Supreme Court and the District Court have jurisdiction under division 5 to make or revoke a declaration.

(2) The Supreme Court and, subject to subsection (4) , the District Court and the Magistrates Courts each have jurisdiction to hear and decide all other matters under this part.

(3) The Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 1999 , rule 35 does not apply to a proceeding under this part.

Note—

Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 1999 , rule 35 provides that a person must start a proceeding before a court in 1 of the districts mentioned.

(4) In a proceeding, the District Court or a Magistrates Court may make an order or declaration concerning an interest in property if the value of the interest is more than the court’s monetary limit only if—

(a) for the District Court—a document has been filed under the District Court of Queensland Act 1967 , section 72 ; or

(b) for a Magistrates Court—a document has been filed under the Magistrates Courts Act 1921 , section 4A .