Victorian Consolidated Legislation

County Court Act 1958 - SECT 48

Power to refer matters for inquiry and report

48. Power to refer matters for inquiry and report



(1) Subject to the rules, the court may, in any civil proceeding refer the
whole or any part of the proceeding to a special referee for inquiry and
report, and may direct how such reference shall be conducted, and may remit
any report for further inquiry and report, and on consideration of any report
or further report the court may give such judgment or make such order in the
proceeding as may be just, without prejudice to any right of appeal4.

(2) The powers conferred by this section shall be in addition to the powers of
referring to arbitration conferred by section forty-six of this Act.