{"id":"tas:act-2011-031","name":"Vexatious Proceedings Act 2011","slug":"vexatious-proceedings-act-2011","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"31 of 2011","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":176864,"registerId":"tas-tas:act-2011-031-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Part 1","sectionType":"part","heading":"Preliminary","content":"# Part 1 Preliminary","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Short title","content":"### 1 Short title\n\n> This Act may be cited as the [Vexatious Proceedings Act 2011](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2011-031) .","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"### 2 Commencement\n\n> This Act commences on a day to be proclaimed.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Interpretation","content":"### 3 Interpretation\n\n> In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears –\n> \n> > ***Australian court or tribunal*** means a court or tribunal of the Commonwealth or of a State or Territory and includes a body prescribed in the regulations for the purposes of this definition;\n> \n> > ***Court*** means the Supreme Court;\n> \n> > ***decision*** includes determination;\n> \n> > ***institute***, in relation to proceedings, includes –\n> > \n> > > > (a) for civil proceedings, the taking of a step or the making of an application that may be necessary before proceedings can be started against or in relation to a party; and\n> > > \n> > > > (b) for proceedings before a tribunal, the taking of a step or the making of an application that may be necessary before proceedings can be started before the tribunal; and\n> > > \n> > > > (c) for criminal proceedings, the making of a complaint or the obtaining of a warrant for the arrest of an alleged offender; and\n> > > \n> > > > (d) for civil or criminal proceedings or proceedings before a tribunal, the taking of a step or the making of an application that may be necessary to start an appeal in relation to the proceedings or to a decision made in the course of the proceedings;\n> \n> > ***order*** includes declaration and injunction;\n> \n> > ***proceedings*** includes –\n> > \n> > > > (a) any cause, matter, action, suit, proceeding, trial, complaint or inquiry of any kind; and\n> > > \n> > > > (b) any proceedings, including interlocutory proceedings, taken in connection with or incidental to proceedings pending before a court or tribunal; and\n> > > \n> > > > (c) any calling into question of a decision, whether or not a final decision, of a court or tribunal, and whether by appeal, challenge, review or in another way;\n> \n> > ***proceedings of a particular type*** includes –\n> > \n> > > > (a) proceedings in relation to a particular matter; and\n> > > \n> > > > (b) proceedings against a particular person; and\n> > > \n> > > > (c) proceedings in a particular court or tribunal;\n> \n> > ***vexatious proceedings*** includes –\n> > \n> > > > (a) proceedings that are an abuse of the process of a court or tribunal; and\n> > > \n> > > > (b) proceedings instituted to harass or annoy, to cause delay or detriment, or for another wrongful purpose; and\n> > > \n> > > > (c) proceedings instituted or pursued without reasonable ground; and\n> > > \n> > > > (d) proceedings conducted in a way so as to harass or annoy, cause delay or detriment, or achieve another wrongful purpose;\n> \n> > ***vexatious proceedings order*** means an order made under [section 6(2)](#GS6@Gs2@EN) .","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"4","sectionType":"section","heading":"Inherent jurisdiction and powers not affected","content":"### 4 Inherent jurisdiction and powers not affected\n\n> This Act does not affect any inherent jurisdiction of a court or tribunal or any powers a court or tribunal has other than under this Act to restrict vexatious proceedings.","sortOrder":4},{"sectionNumber":"Part 2","sectionType":"part","heading":"Vexatious Proceedings","content":"# Part 2 Vexatious Proceedings","sortOrder":5},{"sectionNumber":"5","sectionType":"section","heading":"Applications for vexatious proceedings orders","content":"### 5 Applications for vexatious proceedings orders\n\n> > (1)  Any of the following persons may apply to the Court for a vexatious proceedings order in relation to a person mentioned in [section 6(1)(a)](#GS6@Gs1@Hpa@EN) or [(b)](#GS6@Gs1@Hpb@EN) :\n> > \n> > > > (a) the Attorney-General;\n> > > \n> > > > (b) the Solicitor-General;\n> > > \n> > > > (c) the Director of Public Prosecutions;\n> > > \n> > > > (d) a registrar or other officer of an Australian court or tribunal;\n> > > \n> > > > (e) the Administrator of the Magistrates Court;\n> > > \n> > > > (f) a person against whom another person has instituted or conducted proceedings;\n> > > \n> > > > (g) a person who has a sufficient interest in the matter.\n> \n> > (2)  An application may be made by a person mentioned in [subsection (1)(f)](#GS5@Gs1@Hpf@EN) or [(g)](#GS5@Gs1@Hpg@EN) only with the leave of the Court.","sortOrder":6},{"sectionNumber":"6","sectionType":"section","heading":"Making vexatious proceedings orders","content":"### 6 Making vexatious proceedings orders\n\n> > (1)  This section applies if the Court is satisfied that a person is –\n> > \n> > > > (a) a person who has frequently instituted or conducted vexatious proceedings in Australia; or\n> > > \n> > > > (b) a person who, acting in concert with a person whom he or she knows is subject to a vexatious proceedings order or who he or she knows is a person mentioned in [paragraph (a)](#GS6@Gs1@Hpa@EN) , has instituted or conducted vexatious proceedings in Australia.\n> \n> > (2)  The Court may make any or all of the following orders:\n> > \n> > > > (a) an order staying all or part of any proceedings in Tasmania already instituted by the person;\n> > > \n> > > > (b) an order prohibiting the person from instituting proceedings, or proceedings of a particular type, in Tasmania;\n> > > \n> > > > (c) any other order the Court considers appropriate in relation to the person including an order as to costs.\n> \n> > (3)  The Court may make a vexatious proceedings order on its own initiative or on the application of a person mentioned in [section 5(1)](#GS5@Gs1@EN) .\n> \n> > (4)  The Court must not make a vexatious proceedings order in relation to a person without hearing the person or giving the person an opportunity of being heard.\n> \n> > (5)  For [subsection (1)](#GS6@Gs1@EN) , the Court may have regard to –\n> > \n> > > > (a) proceedings instituted or conducted in any Australian court or tribunal, including proceedings instituted or conducted before the commencement of this section; and\n> > > \n> > > > (b) orders made by any Australian court or tribunal, including orders made before the commencement of this section.","sortOrder":7},{"sectionNumber":"7","sectionType":"section","heading":"Order may be varied or set aside","content":"### 7 Order may be varied or set aside\n\n> > (1)  The Court may, by order, vary or set aside a vexatious proceedings order.\n> \n> > (2)  The Court may make the order on its own initiative or on the application of –\n> > \n> > > > (a) the person subject to the vexatious proceedings order; or\n> > > \n> > > > (b) a person mentioned in [section 5(1)](#GS5@Gs1@EN) .","sortOrder":8},{"sectionNumber":"8","sectionType":"section","heading":"Order may be reinstated","content":"### 8 Order may be reinstated\n\n> > (1)  This section applies if –\n> > \n> > > > (a) the Court sets aside a vexatious proceedings order prohibiting a person from instituting proceedings, or proceedings of a particular type, in Tasmania; and\n> > > \n> > > > (b) the Court is satisfied that, within 5 years of the vexatious proceedings order being set aside –\n> > > > \n> > > > > > (i) the person has instituted or conducted a vexatious proceeding in an Australian court or tribunal; or\n> > > > > \n> > > > > > (ii) the person has acted in concert with another person whom he or she knew has instituted or conducted a vexatious proceeding in an Australian court or tribunal.\n> \n> > (2)  The Court may –\n> > \n> > > > (a) by order, reinstate the vexatious proceedings order; and\n> > > \n> > > > (b) make any other order the Court considers appropriate in relation to the person including, for example, an order varying the vexatious proceedings order.\n> \n> > (3)  The Court may make an order under [subsection (2)](#GS8@Gs2@EN) on its own initiative or on the application of a person mentioned in [section 5(1)](#GS5@Gs1@EN) .\n> \n> > (4)  The Court must not reinstate a vexatious proceedings order in relation to a person without hearing the person or giving the person an opportunity of being heard.","sortOrder":9},{"sectionNumber":"9","sectionType":"section","heading":"Notification and register of orders","content":"### 9 Notification and register of orders\n\n> > (1)  This section applies in relation to –\n> > \n> > > > (a) a vexatious proceedings order; or\n> > > \n> > > > (b) an order varying or setting aside a vexatious proceedings order; or\n> > > \n> > > > (c) an order reinstating a vexatious proceedings order; or\n> > > \n> > > > (d) an order made under [section 8(2)(b)](#GS8@Gs2@Hpb@EN) .\n> \n> > (2)  The Registrar of the Court must arrange for a copy of the order to be –\n> > \n> > > > (a) published in the *Gazette* within 21 days after the order is made; and\n> > > \n> > > > (b) entered, within 7 days after the order is made, in a publicly available register kept for the purposes of this Act.\n> \n> > (3)  The Registrar of the Court may also arrange for details of the order to be published in another way.\n> \n> > (4)  The Registrar of the Court may remove a copy of an order from the register mentioned in [subsection (2)(b)](#GS9@Gs2@Hpb@EN) if the Registrar is satisfied that the person subject to the vexatious proceedings order has died.\n> \n> > (5)  Failure to comply with [paragraph (a)](#GS9@Gs2@Hpa@EN) or [(b)](#GS9@Gs2@Hpb@EN) of [subsection (2)](#GS9@Gs2@EN) does not affect the validity of the order.","sortOrder":10},{"sectionNumber":"Part 3","sectionType":"part","heading":"Particular Consequences of Vexatious Proceedings Orders","content":"# Part 3 Particular Consequences of Vexatious Proceedings Orders","sortOrder":11},{"sectionNumber":"10","sectionType":"section","heading":"Vexatious proceedings order prohibiting institution of proceedings","content":"### 10 Vexatious proceedings order prohibiting institution of proceedings\n\n> > (1)  If the Court makes a vexatious proceedings order prohibiting a person from instituting proceedings, or proceedings of a particular type, in Tasmania –\n> > \n> > > > (a) the person may not institute proceedings, or proceedings of the particular type, in Tasmania without the leave of the Court under [section 13](#GS13@EN) ; and\n> > > \n> > > > (b) another person may not, acting in concert with the person knowing that the person is a person mentioned in [paragraph (a)](#GS10@Gs1@Hpa@EN) , institute proceedings, or proceedings of the particular type, in Tasmania without the leave of the Court under [section 13](#GS13@EN) .\n> \n> > (2)  If proceedings are instituted in contravention of [subsection (1)](#GS10@Gs1@EN) , the proceedings are permanently stayed.\n> \n> > (3)  Without limiting [subsection (2)](#GS10@Gs2@EN) , the Court, or the court or tribunal in which the proceedings are instituted, may make –\n> > \n> > > > (a) an order declaring that proceedings are proceedings to which [subsection (2)](#GS10@Gs2@EN) applies; and\n> > > \n> > > > (b) another order in relation to the stayed proceedings it considers appropriate, including an order for costs.\n> \n> > (4)  The Court, or the court or tribunal in which the proceedings are instituted, may make an order under [subsection (3)](#GS10@Gs3@EN) on its own initiative or on the application of a person mentioned in [section 5(1)](#GS5@Gs1@EN) .","sortOrder":12},{"sectionNumber":"11","sectionType":"section","heading":"Application for leave to institute proceedings","content":"### 11 Application for leave to institute proceedings\n\n> > (1)  This section applies to a person (\"**the applicant**\") who is –\n> > \n> > > > (a) subject to a vexatious proceedings order prohibiting the person from instituting proceedings, or proceedings of a particular type, in Tasmania; or\n> > > \n> > > > (b) acting in concert with a person whom he or she knows is subject to an order mentioned in [paragraph (a)](#GS11@Gs1@Hpa@EN) .\n> \n> > (2)  The applicant may apply to the Court for leave to institute proceedings that are subject to the order.\n> \n> > (3)  The applicant must file an affidavit with the application that –\n> > \n> > > > (a) lists all occasions on which the applicant has applied for leave under this section; and\n> > > \n> > > > (b) lists all other proceedings the applicant has instituted in Australia, including proceedings instituted before the commencement of this section; and\n> > > \n> > > > (c) discloses all facts material to the application, whether supporting or adverse to the application, that are known to the applicant.\n> \n> > (4)  The applicant must not serve a copy of the application or affidavit on any person unless –\n> > \n> > > > (a) an order is made under [section 13(1)(a)](#GS13@Gs1@Hpa@EN) ; and\n> > > \n> > > > (b) the copy is served in accordance with the order.\n> \n> > (5)  The Court may dispose of the application by –\n> > \n> > > > (a) dismissing the application under [section 12](#GS12@EN) ; or\n> > > \n> > > > (b) granting the application under [section 13](#GS13@EN) .\n> \n> > (6)  The applicant may not appeal from a decision disposing of the application.","sortOrder":13},{"sectionNumber":"12","sectionType":"section","heading":"Dismissing application for leave","content":"### 12 Dismissing application for leave\n\n> > (1)  The Court must dismiss an application made under [section 11](#GS11@EN) for leave to institute proceedings if it considers –\n> > \n> > > > (a) the affidavit does not substantially comply with [section 11(3)](#GS11@Gs3@EN) ; or\n> > > \n> > > > (b) the proceedings are vexatious proceedings.\n> \n> > (2)  The application may be dismissed even if the applicant does not appear at the hearing of the application.","sortOrder":14},{"sectionNumber":"13","sectionType":"section","heading":"Granting application for leave","content":"### 13 Granting application for leave\n\n> > (1)  Before the Court grants an application made under [section 11](#GS11@EN) for leave to institute proceedings, it must –\n> > \n> > > > (a) order that the applicant serve each relevant person with a copy of the application and affidavit and a notice that the person is entitled to appear and be heard on the application; and\n> > > \n> > > > (b) give the applicant and each relevant person, on appearance, an opportunity to be heard at the hearing of the application.\n> \n> > (2)  At the hearing of the application, the Court may receive as evidence any record of evidence given, or affidavit filed, in any proceedings in any Australian court or tribunal in which the applicant is, or at any time was, involved either as a party or as a person acting in concert with a party.\n> \n> > (3)  The Court may grant leave to institute particular proceedings or proceedings of a particular type (the \"**proceedings**\"), subject to the conditions the Court considers appropriate.\n> \n> > (4)  However, the Court may grant leave only if it is satisfied that the proceedings are not vexatious proceedings.\n> \n> > (5)  In this section –\n> > \n> > > ***relevant person***, in relation to the applicant for leave to institute the proceedings, means such of the following persons as the Court may direct:\n> > > \n> > > > > (a) the person against whom the applicant proposes to institute the proceedings;\n> > > > \n> > > > > (b) the Attorney-General;\n> > > > \n> > > > > (c) the Solicitor-General;\n> > > > \n> > > > > (d) the Director of Public Prosecutions;\n> > > > \n> > > > > (e) the Registrar of the Court if the Registrar applied for a vexatious proceedings order in relation to the applicant;\n> > > > \n> > > > > (f) any person mentioned in [section 5(1)(d)](#GS5@Gs1@Hpd@EN) , [(e)](#GS5@Gs1@Hpe@EN) , [(f)](#GS5@Gs1@Hpf@EN) or [(g)](#GS5@Gs1@Hpg@EN) who applied for a vexatious proceedings order in relation to the applicant;\n> > > > \n> > > > > (g) any other person the Court considers should be served.","sortOrder":15},{"sectionNumber":"Part 4","sectionType":"part","heading":"Miscellaneous","content":"# Part 4 Miscellaneous","sortOrder":16},{"sectionNumber":"14","sectionType":"section","heading":"Administration of Act","content":"### 14 Administration of Act\n\n> Until provision is made in relation to this Act by order under [section 4 of the](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1990-004#GS4@EN) [Administrative Arrangements Act 1990](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1990-004)  –\n> \n> > > (a) the administration of this Act is assigned to the Minister for Justice; and\n> > \n> > > (b) the department responsible to that Minister in relation to the administration of this Act is the Department of Justice.\n\n*\n\n**15.**   \n\n> See [Schedule 1](#JS1@EN) .\n\n*","sortOrder":17},{"sectionNumber":"15.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 15.\n\n> See [Schedule 1](#JS1@EN) .","sortOrder":18},{"sectionNumber":"SCHEDULE 1 - Consequential Ame","sectionType":"part","heading":"SCHEDULE 1 - Consequential Amendments","content":"# SCHEDULE 1 - Consequential Ame SCHEDULE 1 - Consequential Amendments\n\n[Section 15](#GS15@EN)\n\n> > (a) [Anti-Discrimination Act 1998](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1998-046) ;\n> \n> > (b) [Guardianship and Administration Act 1995](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1995-044) ;\n> \n> > (c) [Justices Act 1959](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1959-077) ;\n> \n> > (d) [Magistrates Court (Administrative Appeals Division) Act 2001](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2001-072) ;\n> \n> > (e) [Magistrates Court (Civil Division) Act 1992](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1992-027) ;\n> \n> > (f) [Mental Health Act 1996](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1996-031) ;\n> \n> > (g) [Resource Management and Planning Appeal Tribunal Act 1993](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1993-066) .","sortOrder":19}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation appears consistent with its original purpose. The scope remains tightly focused on vexatious proceedings in Tasmanian courts, with the extension to 'Australian court or tribunal' history serving only as evidentiary context for identifying patterns of vexatious conduct. The 'acting in concert' provisions and reinstatement mechanism (section 8) are natural extensions of the core scheme to prevent circumvention, not scope creep."},"complexity_factors":["11 defined terms in the interpretation section, several with nested sub-definitions (e.g., 'institute' has 4 paragraphs, 'proceedings' has 3, 'vexatious proceedings' has 4)","Cross-referencing structure: sections 10-13 form a conditional logic chain where section 10(1) triggers section 11, which leads to sections 12 or 13, with section 13(1) looping back to procedural requirements","Temporal reach: section 6(5) allows consideration of pre-commencement proceedings and orders, creating retrospective application","Concerted action provisions: multiple sections (6(1)(b), 10(1)(b), 11(1)(b), 13(2)) create parallel liability for persons acting 'in concert' with vexatious litigants, requiring knowledge as a mental element","Nested exceptions: section 10(1) prohibition → section 11 leave application → section 12 dismissal grounds / section 13 grant conditions → section 13(4) ultimate merits test","Service restrictions in section 11(4) create a procedural trap: premature service voids the application process","Schedule 1 references consequential amendments to 7 other Acts but provides no detail on what those amendments actually are (incomplete fragment in source text)"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this law does:**\n\nThis Act gives Tasmania's Supreme Court power to stop people who repeatedly abuse the legal system from filing more court cases. These people are called \"vexatious litigants\" — essentially, serial time-wasters who harass others through endless, baseless lawsuits.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n\n- **The targets:** People who frequently start court cases to harass others, cause delays, or without any reasonable legal basis. The Court can also catch people who help these serial litigants by acting \"in concert\" (working together) with them.\n- **The applicants:** Senior legal officers (Attorney-General, Solicitor-General, DPP), court staff, and people who've been sued by the vexatious person can all ask the Court to make a restraining order. Ordinary people who've been sued or have a \"sufficient interest\" need the Court's permission first.\n- **The consequences:** Once someone is declared vexatious, they generally can't start new cases in Tasmania without special permission. If they try, those cases are automatically \"stayed\" (frozen permanently).\n\n**How it works:**\n\n- The Supreme Court can make three main types of **vexatious proceedings orders**:\n  - Stop existing cases in their tracks\n  - Ban the person from starting new cases (or specific types of cases)\n  - Award costs against them\n\n- The Court looks at the person's history across **all Australian courts and tribunals** — not just Tasmania — including cases filed before this law even existed.\n\n- If someone wants to start a case despite being banned, they must apply for **leave** (permission). This requires a detailed affidavit listing their entire litigation history and all relevant facts. The Court can dismiss this application if the paperwork is incomplete or the proposed case looks vexatious.\n\n- Orders are published in the *Gazette* and kept in a public register. They can be varied, set aside, or reinstated if the person reoffends within 5 years.\n\n**Why it matters:**\n\nCourt cases cost time and money. This law protects the justice system and innocent defendants from being bogged down by people who treat litigation as a weapon for harassment or who refuse to accept repeated losses. It balances access to justice with preventing abuse — the banned person can still sue, but only after proving to a judge that their case has merit.\n\n**Key safeguard:** The Court cannot make an order without giving the person a chance to be heard first."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":5,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Act, as drafted, sets out a self-contained regime for identifying and restraining vexatious litigants and specifies procedural requirements and publication obligations. The text does not itself amend or narrow the statutory criteria for who may be subject to orders beyond the definitions and processes included; consequential amendments are listed but do not, within this text, indicate a narrowing of the Act's reach."},"complexity_factors":["Broad, multi-element definitions in s3 (e.g. 'proceedings', 'institute', 'vexatious proceedings') expanding scope of covered acts and venues","Multiple classes of permitted applicants for orders (s5), with leave required for private applicants (s5(2)) creating procedural thresholds","High judicial discretion under s6 to make a range of orders (stay, prohibition, costs) and to consider out-of-state proceedings (s6(5))","Leave regime (s10–13) imposes detailed pre-filing requirements: mandatory affidavit content (s11(3)), restricted service (s11(4)), and non-appealability of leave decisions (s11(6))","Enforcement mechanics including permanent stay of contravening proceedings (s10(2)) and court power to declare/stay and order costs (s10(3))","Reinstatement rule with a 5-year look-back and hearing requirement (s8), adding temporal monitoring and review complexity","Publication and register obligations with specific timeframes (s9(2)(a)–(b)) and limited removal rules (s9(4)) affecting privacy and notice","Preservation of inherent jurisdiction of courts and tribunals (s4) creates interaction between statutory and common-law powers","Consequential amendments listed in Schedule 1 mean the Act interacts with several existing statutes and divisions of the court system"],"plain_english_summary":"This Act lets the Supreme Court make orders against people who repeatedly start or assist in starting vexatious proceedings in Australia, including staying existing cases, banning future proceedings and ordering costs. It applies to those found to have frequently instituted or to have acted in concert with such persons, and to people otherwise affected by those proceedings. The Act restricts the ability of persons subject to orders to institute proceedings without leave (s10–13), requires detailed affidavit disclosure (s11(3)), and makes leave decisions non-appealable (s11(6))."},"summary":{"complexity_score":5,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on the available information, the Act appears consistent with its original intent: providing a formal legislative framework to manage vexatious litigants in Tasmania. This type of legislation typically codifies and expands on pre-existing common law powers courts already held, rather than representing a significant departure from its stated purpose. No amendments of scope-altering significance are apparent from the status information provided."},"complexity_factors":["Involves procedural law and court discretion, which can be difficult to predict in practice","Balances competing rights — access to justice versus protection from abuse of process","Determining what qualifies as 'vexatious' requires case-by-case judicial assessment with no bright-line rule","Interacts with constitutional rights (access to courts) and other procedural laws","Consequences for individuals declared vexatious are significant and potentially ongoing","Full operative text was not available for analysis, limiting certainty of assessment"],"plain_english_summary":"This law lets Tasmanian courts stop people who repeatedly bring frivolous or harassing lawsuits by declaring them \"vexatious\" and requiring court approval before starting new proceedings. It protects individuals and organisations from being worn down by abusive litigation and helps courts manage caseloads. Applications for orders can be made by affected parties or the Attorney‑General."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/vexatious-proceedings-act-2011","history":"/api/acts/vexatious-proceedings-act-2011/history","analysis":"/api/acts/vexatious-proceedings-act-2011/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/vexatious-proceedings-act-2011/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/vexatious-proceedings-act-2011/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/vexatious-proceedings-act-2011/documents"}}