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MAGISTRATES COURT ACT 1930 - SECT 266A Civil disputes under ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act

MAGISTRATES COURT ACT 1930 - SECT 266A

Civil disputes under ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act

    (1)     A proceeding may not be started in the Magistrates Court in relation to—

        (a)     a common boundaries determination; or

        (b)     another civil dispute if an amount of not more than $25 000 is claimed, or sought to be declared as a debt, whether or not any other relief is also sought.

    (2)     To remove any doubt, this section does not apply—

        (a)     in relation to the enforcement of an order made by the ACAT; or

        (b)     to a combined fair work matter removed by the ACAT to the Magistrates Court under the ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2008

, section 82A.

Note     The ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2008

, s 71 provides for the enforcement by an appropriate court of a money order or non-money order made by the tribunal under the Court Procedures Rules 2006

, pt 2.18 (Enforcement).

    (3)     In this section:

"civil dispute"—see the ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2008

, section 16.

"common boundaries determination"—see the ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2008

, section 15.

Note     An application may be made to the ACAT for civil disputes (see ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2008

, pt 4). The ACAT has, in relation to civil disputes, the same jurisdiction and powers as the Magistrates Court (see ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2008

, s 22).