Courts' jurisdiction
135 Courts' jurisdiction
The Supreme Court has jurisdiction in any proceedings under this
Act.
The Local Court has jurisdiction in any proceedings under this
Act in connection with property if:
the property is not land; and
the value of the property is not more than the jurisdictional limit of the Local Court.
Despite subsection (2), the Local Court has no jurisdiction in proceedings for an unexplained wealth declaration or an examination order.
A declaration, order, finding or decision of a court under this
Act in relation to property is not invalid only because the value of the property exceeds the maximum permitted to be dealt with by the court under this section.
This section does not affect the jurisdiction of a court in criminal proceedings under this Act.
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