Western Australian Consolidated Acts

MAGISTRATES COURT (CIVIL PROCEEDINGS) ACT 2004

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1 -- Preliminary  

   1.      Short title  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Interpretation  

   PART 2 -- Jurisdiction  

   4.      Interpretation  
   5.      Court’s civil jurisdiction  
   6.      General civil jurisdiction  
   7.      Consumer/trader claims  
   8.      Statutory jurisdiction  
   9.      Counterclaims outside jurisdiction  
   10.     Decisions for jurisdictional purposes  
   11.     Remedies that may be given  
   12.     Pre-judgment interest may be awarded  

   PART 3 -- General procedure  

   13.     Court’s duties in dealing with cases and making rules  
   14.     Rules of court to set out procedure etc.  
   15.     Court may act on its own initiative  
   16.     Court’s powers to control and manage cases  
   17.     Striking out, Court’s powers as to  
   18.     Summary judgment, Court may give  
   19.     Default by party, Court’s powers to deal with  
   20.     Procedural orders may be made conditional  
   21.     Persons under legal disability, claims by or against  
   22.     Venue, changing  
   23.     Mediation, use of  
   24.     Experts, use of  
   25.     Costs  

   PART 4 -- Minor cases procedure  

   26.     Interpretation  
   27.     Object of minor cases procedure  
   28.     Minor cases procedure, general provisions  
   29.     Proceedings to be private and informal  
   30.     Representation of parties  
   31.     Costs  
   32.     Appeals  
   33.     Rules of court for minor cases procedure  

   PART 5 -- Mediation  

   34.     Interpretation  
   35.     Mediator, appointment of  
   36.     Mediator, protection of  
   37.     Compulsory mediation, privilege of proceedings etc.  
   38.     Mediator, duty of confidentiality  

   PART 6 -- Transferring cases to superior courts  

   39.     Transfer of Magistrates Court case to superior court  

   PART 7 -- Appeals  

   40.     Appeal from Magistrates Court to District Court  
   41.     Transfer of District Court appeal to Court of Appeal  
   42.     Appeal from District Court to Court of Appeal  
   43.     Appeal court’s powers  

   PART 8 -- Miscellaneous  

   44.     Representation of parties  
   45.     Court to be open to public, publicity  
   46.     Enforcement of judgments  
   47.     Rules of court, making  
   48.     Rules of court, content  
   49.     Regulations  
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