New South Wales Consolidated Acts

ACCESS TO NEIGHBOURING LAND ACT 2000 - SECT 29

29 Transfer of matters to other courts

(1) The Local Court must order the transfer of the whole or any part of proceedings for compensation under this Act to the Land and Environment Court, if the amount of any compensation or damages involved is likely to exceed the amount of the Local Court’s jurisdiction in an action for the recovery of a debt under the Civil Procedure Act 2005 .

(2) The Land and Environment Court may at any stage of proceedings transferred under subsection (1) order the transfer of the whole or any part of the proceedings back to the Local Court.

(3) An order for the transfer of proceedings under this section may be made on the Court’s own motion or on the application of a party to the proceedings.

(4) The Land and Environment Court has, in respect of proceedings transferred under this section and in addition to any other jurisdiction and functions it has, the same jurisdiction and functions as are conferred on the Local Court by or under this Act (other than sections 30 and 31).