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COURTS (CASE TRANSFER) ACT 1991


TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Purposes  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Definitions  
   4.      Delegation  
   5.      Nature of transfers under this Act  

   PART 2--GENERAL TRANSFERS

   6.      When general transfer may take place  
   7.      Registry officer to identify suitable proceedings  
   8.      Designated judicial officers to select proceedings from those identified  
   9.      Parties to be notified  
   10.     Parties may object  
   11.     Senior judicial officers to consider objections  
   12.     Transfer order  
   13.     Conduct of proceeding after transfer  
   14.     Only one transfer possible  

   PART 3--INDIVIDUAL TRANSFERS

   15.     When individual transfer may take place  
   16.     Criteria for transfer  
   17.     Reference to designated judicial officers  
   18.     Parties to be notified  
   19.     Parties may object  
   20.     Senior judicial officers to consider objections  
   21.     Transfer order  
   22.     Conduct of proceeding after transfer  
   23.     Only one transfer possible  

   PART 4--CIRCUIT TRANSFERS

   24.     Circuit transfers  
   25.     More than one transfer possible  

   PART 5--ADMINISTRATIVE TRANSFERS

   26.     Certification by plaintiff that proceeding within lower court's jurisdiction  
   27.     Certification by defendant that counterclaim exceeds court's jurisdiction  
   28.     Consequences of order under this Part  
   29.     More than one transfer possible  

   PART 6--OTHER TRANSFERS

   30.     Other transfers  
   31.     Consequences of order under this Part  
   32.     This Part additional to other Parts  
   33.     Only further transfer under Part 4 possible  

   PART 7--CASE TRANSFER RULES

   34.     Power to make case transfer rules  
   35.     Rules prevail over inconsistent rules of court  
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