Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Courts (Case Transfer) Act 1991 - SECT 7

Registry officer to identify suitable proceedings

7. Registry officer to identify suitable proceedings



(1) Following the making and approval of an agreement under section 6 the
senior judicial officer of the overloaded court may direct an officer employed
in the registry of that court to identify a specified number of proceedings
that may be suitable for transfer.

(2) In identifying proceedings for transfer the registry officer must have
regard to any guidelines issued by the senior judicial officer of that court.

(3) After having identified the required number of proceedings the registry
officer must deliver to the designated judicial officer of that court the
documents filed in the court in each of those proceedings and a summary of the
file of each proceeding.