Civil Dispute Resolution Act 2011
15Proceedings of certain kinds are excluded proceedings
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15 Proceedings of certain kinds are excluded proceedings
Proceedings are excluded proceedings to the extent that they are any of the following: (a) proceedings for an order imposing a pecuniary penalty for a contravention of a civil penalty provision; (b) proceedings brought by or on behalf of the Commonwealth or a Commonwealth authority for an order connected with: (i) a criminal offence or the possible commission of a criminal offence; or (ii) a contravention or possible contravention of a civil penalty provision; (c) proceedings that relate to a decision of, or a decision that has been subject to review by: (i) the Administrative Review Tribunal; (ii) the Australian Competition Tribunal; (iii) the Copyright Tribunal of Australia; (vii) the Veterans’ Review Board; (viii) a body prescribed by the regulations; (d) proceedings in the appellate jurisdiction of an eligible court; (e) proceedings arising from the exercise of a power to compel a person to answer questions, produce documents or appear before a person or body under a law of the Commonwealth; (f) proceedings in relation to the exercise of a power to issue a warrant, or the exercise of a power under a warrant; (g) proceedings that are, or relate to, proceedings in which the applicant or the respondent has been declared a vexatious litigant under a law relating to vexatious litigants (however described); (h) ex parte proceedings; (i) proceedings to enforce an enforceable undertaking.