Victorian Numbered Acts

COURTS LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (COSTS COURT AND OTHER MATTERS) ACT 2008 (NO. 78 OF 2008)

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Purpose  
   2.      Commencement  

   PART 2--COSTS COURT

   3.      Definitions  
   4.      Jurisdiction and powers  
   5.      New Division 2B of Part 2 inserted  
   6.      Power to make Rules  
   7.       References to Taxing Master amended  
   8.      Power to employ officers  
   9.      New sections 145 to 148 inserted  

   PART 3--AMENDMENT OF OTHER ACTS

           Division 1--Amendment of the Legal Profession Act 2004

   10.     References to Taxing Master  
   11.     Legal Costs Committee  
   12.     New section 3.4.25A inserted into Legal Profession Act 2004  
   13.     References to Taxing Master  
   14.     Section 3.4.47 substituted  

           Division 2--Amendment of the County Court Act 1958

   15.     Costs  

           Division 3--Amendment of the Magistrates' Court Act 1989

   16.     Cost to be in the discretion of the Court  
   17.     New section 131A inserted  

           Division 4--Amendment of the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 1998

   18.     Power to award costs  
   19.     Section 111 substituted  
   20.     Immunity of participants  

           Division 5--Courts Legislation Amendment (Associate Judges) Act 2008

   21.     Courts Legislation Amendment (Associate Judges) Act 2008—Acting appointments—vacancies  
   22.     New section 142A inserted  
   23.     Courts Legislation Amendment (Associate Judges) Act 2008—transitional matters  

           Division 6--Consequential Amendments to Other Acts

   24.     New definitions inserted—Interpretation of Legislation Act 1984  
   25.     Crimes Act 1958  
   26.     Instruments Act 1958  
   27.     Land Acquisition and Compensation Act 1986  

   PART 4--REPEAL OF AMENDING ACT

   28.     Repeal of Act  
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