South Australian Consolidated Acts South Australian Consolidated Acts4—Exercise of jurisdiction by court
(1) The Supreme Court
has jurisdiction to hear and determine any application or other proceeding
under this Act.
(1a) Where an action
for damages for personal injury is brought in a District Court, the Court has
jurisdiction in that action to make a protection order under section 8A
and, if the Court makes such an order, the same or any other District Court
has jurisdiction to hear and determine any consequential or related proceeding
under this Act.
(2) Any proceedings
under Part 2 may be heard in chambers, and any proceedings under Part 3 shall
be heard in chambers.
(3) The court shall
have, and may exercise jurisdiction under Part 2 of this Act—
(a) if
the person in respect of whom the protection order is sought, or has been
made, is, or was at the time of the commencement of proceedings under that
Part, domiciled or resident within the State; or
(b) if
the property in respect of which the protection order is sought, or has been
made, is situate within the State.
(4)
Subsection (3) of this section shall be construed as being in addition
to, and not in derogation of, any principle of law upon which the jurisdiction
of the court under Part 2 of this Act might otherwise be founded.