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CurrentWorking out amount of application for jurisdiction
Part 4Civil disputes
19 Working out amount of application for jurisdiction
(1)
In working out the amount claimed, or the amount sought to be declared as a debt, to decide whether the tribunal has jurisdiction in relation to a civil dispute application, the following amounts for the application are to be disregarded:
(a)
a claim for interest;
(b)
a claim for a lump sum instead of interest.
(2)
In working out the amount claimed, to decide whether the tribunal has jurisdiction in relation to a goods application, the following amounts are to be considered:
(a)
the value of the goods or services;
(b)
any amount claimed for damages for the detention of the goods.
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