Guide to this Part
185 Guide to this Part
This Part is about court jurisdiction and procedure.
Division 2 deals with civil proceedings. It confers jurisdiction on the Federal Court, the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2) and State and Territory courts, subject to specified limits. It also contains rules about the transfer of civil proceedings between courts and other matters (such as when proceedings may be dealt with as small claims proceedings and when adverse cost orders can be made).
Division 3 deals with criminal proceedings. It confers criminal jurisdiction on the State and Territory courts and sets out the laws that are to be applied in relation to criminal proceedings.
Division 4 contains rules about proceedings generally (such as ASIC’s power to intervene in proceedings and the power of courts to punish for contempt).
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