Jurisdiction of Magistrates Court
14 Jurisdiction of Magistrates Court
Despite any provision of the Magistrates
Court Act 1991, the Magistrates Court has jurisdiction to hear and determine any application that may be made to a court under this Act unless the application involves property with a value exceeding $300 000.
If the Magistrates Court makes an order under this Act requiring a person to pay to any other person, or to the Crown, a monetary amount exceeding the amount specified under the Magistrates
Court Act 1991 as the monetary limit on the Court's civil jurisdiction in relation to actions to recover a debt—
the
Principal Registrar of the Magistrates Court must issue a certificate containing the particulars specified in the regulations in relation to the order; and
the certificate may be registered, in accordance with the regulations, in the District Court and, on registration, is enforceable in all respects as a final judgment of the District Court.
For the avoidance of doubt, no monetary limit applies in relation to the jurisdiction conferred on a magistrate under Part
2.
This provision refers to the regulations (specified in the regulations
, the regulations
). Made under this Act:
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