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PERSONAL PROPERTY SECURITIES ACT 2009 - SECT 211 Exercise of transfer power

PERSONAL PROPERTY SECURITIES ACT 2009 - SECT 211

Exercise of transfer power

General rule

  (1)   If section   212 (which deals with the criteria for transfers) is satisfied, the transferring court may transfer to the receiving court:

  (a)   the transfer matter; and

  (b)   if the transferring court considers it necessary or convenient--any related application (or all related applications) in the proceeding.

Cross - jurisdictional transfers between lower courts and superior courts

  (2)   However, if the transferring court is a lower court, and the transferring court considers that section   212 is satisfied in relation to the transfer of a matter mentioned in subsection   (1) of this section to a receiving court that is a superior court other than the relevant superior court:

  (a)   the transferring court does not have the power to transfer the matter to that receiving court; but

  (b)   the transferring court may:

  (i)   transfer the matter to the relevant superior court; and

  (ii)   give the relevant superior court a recommendation that the matter be transferred to that receiving court by the relevant superior court.

  (3)   In this Act:

"lower court" means:

  (a)   the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division   2); or

  (b)   a court of a State or Territory that is not a superior court.

"relevant superior court" , in relation to a lower court, means:

  (a)   if the lower court is the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division   2)--the Federal Court; or

  (b)   if the lower court is a court of a State or Territory--the Supreme Court of the State or Territory.

"superior court" means:

  (a)   the Federal Court; or

  (aa)   the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division   1); or

  (b)   a Supreme Court of a State or Territory; or

  (d)   a State Family Court.