Magistrates' Court (Increased Civil Jurisdiction) Act 2004
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Magistrates' Court (Increased Civil Jurisdiction)
Act 2004
Act No. 68/2004
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Section Page
1. Purpose 1
2. Commencement 2
3. Jurisdictional limit 2
4. Arbitration for small claims 2
5. Transitional 2
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ENDNOTES 3
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Magistrates' Court (Increased Civil
Jurisdiction) Act 2004†
[Assented to 19 October 2004]
The Parliament of Victoria enacts as follows:
1. Purpose
The purpose of this Act is to amend the
Magistrates' Court Act 1989 so as—
(a) to increase the jurisdictional limit in a civil
proceeding; and
(b) to increase the monetary limit for referral of
small claims to arbitration.
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2. Commencement
This Act comes into operation on 1 January 2005.
3. Jurisdictional limit
In section 3(1) of the Magistrates' Court Act
1989, in the definition of "jurisdictional limit" for
"$40 000" substitute "$100 000".
4. Arbitration for small claims
In section 102(1) of the Magistrates' Court Act
1989, for "$5000" substitute "$10 000".
5. Transitional
After clause 30 of Schedule 8 to the Magistrates'
Court Act 1989 insert—
"31. The amendments made to this Act by sections 3 and 4
of the Magistrates' Court (Increased Civil
Jurisdiction) Act 2004 apply only with respect to
proceedings commenced on or after the
commencement of that Act.".
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See:
Act No.
51/1989.
Reprint No. 9
as at
7 May 2003
and
amending
Act Nos
27/2002,
28/2003,
39/2003,
52/2003,
74/2003,
80/2003,
94/2003,
108/2003,
30/2004,
31/2004,
38/2004,
39/2004 and
49/2004.
LawToday:
www.dms.
dpc.vic.
gov.au
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ENDNOTES
† Minister's second reading speech—
Legislative Assembly: 26 August 2004
Legislative Council: 7 October 2004
The long title for the Bill for this Act was "to amend the Magistrates'
Court Act 1989 so as to increase the civil jurisdiction of the Magistrates'
Court and for other purposes."
Endnotes
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