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DISTRICT COURT ACT 1973 - As at 14 July 2023 - Act 9 of 1973

- As at 14 July 2023 - Act 9 of 1973

Table of Provisions

PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

PART 2 - THE DISTRICT COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES

Division 1 - Establishment of the Court

Division 2 - Judges

Division 3 - Rule Committee

Division 4 - Proclaimed places

Division 5 - Registrars

Subdivision 1 - Judicial Registrar
  • 18FA Appointment and qualifications of Judicial Registrar
  • 18FB Powers of Judicial Registrar
  • 18FC Acting Judicial Registrar
  • Subdivision 2 - Other registrars
  • 18G Registrars
  • 18H Functions of registrars
  • 18I Assistant registrars
  • 18J Functions of assistant registrars
  • 18K Temporary appointment of registrars and assistant registrars
  • 18L Exercise of functions by registrars, deputy registrars and other officers of the Local Court

PART 3 - THE CIVIL JURISDICTION OF THE COURT

Division 1 - Officers and general provisions

Subdivision 1 - (Repealed) None Subdivision 2 - Sheriff
  • 25 Sheriff and Sheriff's officers
  • 26-30. (Repealed) Subdivision 3 - Sittings of the Court 31. (Repealed)
  • 32 Directions as to sittings of Court in its civil jurisdiction
  • 33 General provisions as to sittings
  • 34 Permanent substitution of proclaimed place
  • 35-38. (Repealed)
  • 39 Proper place not affected
  • Subdivisions 4-6 - (Repealed) None

Division 2 - Actions: jurisdiction

Subdivision 1 - General jurisdiction in relation to actions
  • 44 Actions
  • 45. (Repealed)
  • 46 Ancillary equitable relief: injunctions
  • 47 Cause of action or defendant outside the State
  • 48 Miscellaneous limitations on jurisdiction
  • Subdivision 2 - (Repealed) None Subdivision 3 - Jurisdiction by consent
  • 51 Consent jurisdiction

Division 3 - Actions: procedure

Subdivisions 1-7 - (Repealed) None Subdivision 8 - Trial and jury 71-75. (Repealed)
  • 76 Amount recoverable
  • 76A Action to be tried without jury unless jury required in interests of justice
  • 76B. (Repealed)
  • 77 Questions of fact and law
  • 78-79A. (Repealed)
  • 80 Special verdict
  • Subdivision 9 - Judgments and orders 80A. (Repealed)
  • 81 Judgment final
  • 82-83AA. (Repealed) Subdivision 10 - (Repealed) None Divisions 4-6 - (Repealed) None

Division 7 - Actions: new trial and appeal

Division 8 - Miscellaneous jurisdiction

Subdivision 1 - General

Division 8A - Compensation jurisdiction of Court

Subdivision 1 - General
  • 142G Definition
  • 142H Non-application of other Divisions
  • Subdivision 2 - Exercise of compensation jurisdiction 142I. (Repealed)
  • 142J Decisions of Court when exercising compensation jurisdiction
  • 142K Costs under other Acts
  • 142L Special provision for evidence of exposure to noise
  • Subdivision 3 - Appeals
  • 142M Definition
  • 142N Appeal to Court of Appeal on question of law
  • Subdivision 4 - Stay of proceedings
  • 142O Stay of proceedings
  • Subdivision 5 - Miscellaneous
  • 142P Liaison with State Insurance Regulatory Authority
  • Divisions 9, 9A - (Repealed) None

Division 10 - Miscellaneous provisions

Division 11 - Rules

PART 3A - (Repealed)

None

PART 4 - THE CRIMINAL JURISDICTION OF THE COURT

  • 165 Definition
  • 166 Criminal jurisdiction of the Court
  • 167 Abolition of Courts of Quarter Sessions
  • 168 References to Courts of Quarter Sessions
  • 169 Judges
  • 170. (Repealed)
  • 171 Criminal procedure rules
  • 171A-171C. (Repealed)
  • 171D Practice and procedure of Supreme Court to be followed unless other provision made
  • 172. (Repealed)
  • 173 Directions as to sittings of Court in its criminal jurisdiction
  • 174 General provisions as to sittings
  • 175 Hearing of appeals
  • 176 No proceedings in the nature of certiorari

PART 5 - BROADCAST OF JUDGMENTS

  • 177 Application of Part
  • 178 Interpretation
  • 179 Presumption in favour of permitting recording and broadcast of judgment remarks

PART 6 - REPEALS, AMENDMENTS, SAVINGS AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

Division 1 - General

  • 180 Repeals
  • 181. (Repealed)
  • 182 Non-revivor
  • 183 References to "appointed place"
  • 183A Provision consequent on enactment of Courts Legislation Further Amendment Act 1995
  • 183B Provisions consequent on enactment of Courts Legislation Amendment Act 1997
  • 183C Provisions consequent on enactment of Courts Legislation Further Amendment Act 1997
  • 183D Provision consequent on enactment of other amendments

Division 2 - The civil jurisdiction of the Court

  • 184 Definitions
  • 185 Savings as to places, sittings, Judges and officers etc
  • 186 Pending proceedings etc
  • 187 References to District Court in existing instruments
  • 188 References to District Court judges in existing instruments
  • 189 References to registrars and bailiffs in existing instruments
  • 190 References to writs etc in existing instruments
  • 191 Provisions as to practice and procedure in existing instruments

Division 3 - The criminal and special jurisdiction of the Court

PART 7 - GENERAL PROVISIONS

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