COURTS (CASE TRANSFER) ACT 1991

Table of Provisions

PART 1--PRELIMINARY

• 1 Purposes  
• 2 Commencement  
• 3 Definitions  
• 4 Delegation  
• 5 Nature of transfers under this Act  

PART 2--GENERAL TRANSFERS

• 6 When general transfer may take place  
• 7 Registry officer to identify suitable proceedings  
• 8 Designated judicial officers to select proceedings from those identified  
• 9 Parties to be notified  
• 10 Parties may object  
• 11 Senior judicial officers to consider objections  
• 12 Transfer order  
• 13 Conduct of proceeding after transfer  
• 14 Only one transfer possible  

PART 3--INDIVIDUAL TRANSFERS

• 15 When individual transfer may take place  
• 16 Criteria for transfer  
• 17 Reference to designated judicial officers  
• 18 Parties to be notified  
• 19 Parties may object  
• 20 Senior judicial officers to consider objections  
• 21 Transfer order  
• 22 Conduct of proceeding after transfer  
• 23 Only one transfer possible  

PART 4--CIRCUIT TRANSFERS

• 24 Circuit transfers  
• 25 More than one transfer possible  

PART 5--ADMINISTRATIVE TRANSFERS

• 26 Certification by plaintiff that proceeding within lower court's jurisdiction  
• 27 Certification by defendant that counterclaim exceeds court's jurisdiction  
• 28 Consequences of order under this Part  
• 29 More than one transfer possible  

PART 6--OTHER TRANSFERS

• 30 Other transfers  
• 31 Consequences of order under this Part  
• 32 This Part additional to other Parts  
• 33 Only further transfer under Part 4 possible  

PART 7--CASE TRANSFER RULES

• 34 Power to make case transfer rules  
• 35 Rules prevail over inconsistent rules of court  
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