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
Division 1 - Establishment of the Court
Division 2 - Judges
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Subdivision 1 - (Repealed)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 (Repealed)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 (Repealed)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 (Repealed)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Subdivisions 4-6 - (Repealed)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 (Repealed)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Subdivision 2 - (Repealed)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Subdivisions 1-7 - (Repealed)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 (Repealed)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 (Repealed)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 (Repealed)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 (Repealed)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 (Repealed)
Subdivision 10 - (Repealed)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Divisions 4-6 - (Repealed)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 (Repealed)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