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  
   5A.     Where Court may be held  
   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  
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