Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Courts (Case Transfer) Act 1991 - SECT 3

Definitions

3. Definitions



(1) In this Act-

case transfer rules means rules made under Part 7;

circuit court means the Supreme Court or County Court sitting at a place
outside Melbourne;

court means the Supreme Court, County Court or Magistrates' Court;

designated judicial officer-

   (a)  in relation to the Supreme Court, means an Associate Judge (as defined
        in section 3(1) of the Supreme Court Act 1986) designated by the Chief
        Justice for the purposes of this Act;

   (b)  in relation to the County Court, means a Judge or an associate judge
        of the County Court designated by the Chief Judge for the purposes of
        this Act;

   (c)  in relation to the Magistrates' Court, means a magistrate designated
        by the Chief Magistrate for the purposes of this Act;

proceeding means civil proceeding;

senior judicial officer-

   (a)  in relation to the Supreme Court, means the Chief Justice;

   (b)  in relation to the County Court, means the Chief Judge;

   (c)  in relation to the Magistrates' Court, means the Chief Magistrate.

(2) For the purposes of this Act a court only has exclusive jurisdiction to
hear and determine a proceeding if it is wholly or partly of a type that
neither of the other courts has jurisdiction to hear and determine, whatever
amount or value is either claimed or involved.