Northern Territory Consolidated Acts

LOCAL COURT ACT

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART I - PRELIMINARY

   1.      Short title
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Definitions

   PART II - COURT AND OFFICERS

   4.      Establishment of Local Court
   5.      Constitution of Court
   6.      Concurrent administration of law and equity
   7.      Abolition of distinction between court and chambers
   8.      Independence of Court
   9.      Registrar
   10.     Powers of Registrar
   10A.    Bailiffs
   11.     Protection of person exercising jurisdiction of Court
   12.     Court records
   13.     Process

   PART III - JURISDICTION

   14.     Jurisdiction
   15.     Proceedings beyond jurisdiction
   16.     Pre-hearing conferences, &c.
   17.     Directions
   18.     Transfer of proceeding to Supreme Court
   19.     Appeal to Supreme Court
   20.     Re-hearing

   PART IV - PROCEDURE

   21.     Rules and procedures

   PART V - ENFORCEMENT

           Division 1 - General

   22.     Enforcement of orders
   22A.    Powers of person executing warrant of seizure and sale
   22B.    Powers of police who execute or assist in execution of warrant of seizure and sale
   23.     Enforcement of orders not for payment of money
   24.     Enforcement by Supreme Court

           Division 2 - Judgment Debtors

   25.     Definitions
   26.     Examination of judgment debtor
   27.     Instalment order

   PART VI - MISCELLANEOUS

   28.     Witness order
   28A.    Court may order stay of proceedings
   28B.    Power to amend where defect or error in form
   29.     Power to adjourn proceeding
   30.     Witnesses to be examined on oath
   31.     Costs to be in discretion of Court
   32.     Costs liability of legal practitioner
   33.     Contempt in face of Court
   34.     Contempt
   35.     Certain orders not to be made by Supreme Court
   36.     Unclaimed money
   36A.    Regulations

   PART VII - REPEAL AND SAVING

   37.     Repeal
   38.     Saving of jurisdiction
           SCHEDULE
           Endnotes