MAGISTRATES COURT ACT 1991 - SECT 8
MAGISTRATES COURT ACT 1991 - SECT 8
(1) The Court has
jurisdiction—
(a) to
hear and determine an action (at law or in equity) for a sum of money where
the amount claimed does not exceed $100 000;
(b) to
hear and determine an action (at law or in equity) to obtain or recover title
to, or possession of, real or personal property where the value of the
property does not exceed $100 000;
(c) to
hear and determine an interpleader action where the value of the property to
which the action relates does not exceed $100 000;
(d) to
grant any form of relief necessary to resolve a minor civil action.
(2) The parties to an
action may waive any monetary limit on the civil jurisdiction of the Court,
and, in that event, the Court will have jurisdiction to determine, the action
without regard to that limitation.