Victorian Consolidated Legislation

SMALL CLAIMS TRIBUNALS ACT 1973

Act No. 8486/1973
Version incorporating amendments as at 16 December 1997

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Section Page
   1.      Short title and commencement
   2.      Definitions

   PART I-CONSTITUTION AND ESTABLISHMENT OF TRIBUNALS

   3.      Constitution of tribunal
   4.      Appointment of referees
   5.      Term of referee's appointment
   6.      Eligibility to hold office as referee
   7.      Remuneration etc. of Senior referee and of other referees
   8.      Removal of referees
   9.      Functions of referees
   10.     Venue of sittings
   11.     Registry
   12.     Records of tribunals
   13.     Officers

   PART II-JURISDICTION AND POWERS OF TRIBUNALS

   14.     Extent of jurisdiction
   15.     Exclusion of other jurisdictions
   16.     Proceeding of tribunal final
   17.     Immunity from judicial supervision
   18.     Orders of tribunal
   19.     Restricted effect of tribunal orders
   20.     Orders to pay money
   20A.    Lodging of money with registrar
   21.     Renewal of proceeding when order not complied with

   PART III-CLAIMS

   22.     Reference of claims to tribunal
   23.     Notice of claim and proceeding
   24.     Parties to proceeding
   25.     Withdrawal of claim

   PART IV-HEARINGS

   26.     Definition
   27.     Continuity of tribunal
   28.     Amendment of claim
   29.     Adjournment of proceeding
   30.     Presentation of cases
   31.     Tribunal hearings to be in public
   31A.    Proceedings of Tribunal
   32.     Tribunal to act on evidence available
   32A.    Tribunal may amend order
   33.     No costs allowable

   PART V-MISCELLANEOUS

   34.     Control of procedures
   35.     Contempt
   36.     Contracting out prohibited
   37.     Mode of giving notices
   38.     Register of references to Small Claims Tribunal
   39.     Protection for things done under Act
   40.     Regulations
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           ENDNOTES
           1. General Information
           2. Table of Amendments
           3. Explanatory Details