MAGISTRATES COURT (CIVIL PROCEEDINGS) ACT 2004
Table of Provisions
PART 1 -- Preliminary
- 1 Short title
- 2 Commencement
- 3 Terms used
PART 2 -- Jurisdiction
- 4 Term used: jurisdictional limit
- 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 Terms used
- 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 Terms used
- 35 Mediator, appointment of
- 36 Mediator, protection of
- 37 Compulsory mediation, proceedings confidential 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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