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SMALL CLAIMS TRIBUNALS ACT 1974

Table of Provisions

PART I -- Preliminary  

  • 1 Short title
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  • 2 Commencement
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  • 4 Interpretation

PART II -- Small Claims Tribunals

Division 1 -- Referees  

  • 5 Appointment of referees
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  • 6 Term of referee’s appointment
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  • 7 Eligibility to hold office as a referee
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  • 8 Other terms and conditions of office
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  • 9 Acting referees
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  • 10 Functions of referees

Division 2 -- Constitution of tribunals; registry  

  • 11 Constitution of tribunal
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  • 12 Venue of sittings
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  • 13 Registry
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  • 14 Records of tribunals
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  • 15 Registrar and other officers
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  • 15A Power of registrar to take affidavits

Division 3 -- Jurisdiction and powers of tribunals  

  • 16 Jurisdiction
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  • 17 Exclusion of other jurisdictions
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  • 17A Transfer to a court
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  • 18 Proceedings of tribunals final
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  • 19 Immunity from judicial supervision
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  • 20 Orders of tribunals
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  • 21 Restricted effect of tribunal’s order
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  • 22 Provisions affecting the making and enforcement of orders to pay money
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  • 23 Renewal of proceeding when order not complied with

Division 4 -- Practice on claims  

  • 24 Reference of claims to tribunal
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  • 25 Notice of claim and proceeding
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  • 26 Parties to proceeding
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  • 27 Withdrawal of claim

Division 5 -- Practice on hearings  

  • 28 Definition
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  • 29 Continuity of tribunal
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  • 30 Amendment of claim
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  • 31 Adjournment of proceeding
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  • 32 Presentation of cases
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  • 33 Taking of evidence before tribunal
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  • 34 Tribunal to act on evidence available
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  • 34A Written reasons for orders
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  • 35 Costs

PART III -- Miscellaneous provisions  

  • 36 Control of tribunal’s procedures
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  • 37 Contempt in face of tribunal
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  • 38 Law of perjury to apply
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  • 39 Contracting out prohibited
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  • 40 Mode of giving notices, etc.
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  • 41 Publication of particulars of reference
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  • 42 Protection for things done under Act
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  • 43 Regulations
  •   Provisions that have not come into operation

    [Heading inserted by No. 42 of 1983 s.3.]

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