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223 References to courts and VCAT
(1) Subject to subsections (2), (3) and (4) and sections 224 and 225, in the Australian Consumer Law (Victoria), ***court*** means—
(a) the Supreme Court;
(b) the County Court;
(c) the Magistrates' Court;
(d) VCAT.
(2) In sections 218, 224, 246 and 247 of the Australian Consumer Law (Victoria), ***court*** does not include VCAT.
(3) In respect of section 232 of the Australian Consumer Law (Victoria)—
(a) VCAT may not issue an order under that section, except for the purposes of subsection (3);
(b) only the Supreme Court may issue an order of the kind described in subsection (5).
(4) In section 250 of the Australian Consumer Law (Victoria), ***court*** does not include the Magistrates' Court.