Current proceedings to continue in Local Court
18 Current proceedings to continue in Local Court
This section applies if, before the commencement:
proceedings under this Act had been commenced in the Local Court;
and
the proceedings, including any appeals that might be made, had not been finally determined.
The former law continues to apply in relation to the proceedings, including any appeals, as if the Small Claims Act
2016 and the Justice Legislation Amendment (Small Claims and
Other Matters) Act 2016 had not commenced.
In this section:
commencement means the commencement of section 9 of the
Small Claims Act 2016.
former law means all of the following as in force immediately before the commencement:
this Act;
the Small Claims Act (being Act No. 67 of 1974 (as amended) repealed by section 9 of the Small Claims Act 2016);
the Local Court Act 2015.
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