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Civil Procedure Act 2005
151Transfer of proceedings between Supreme Court and Industrial Court
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#### 151 Transfer of proceedings between Supreme Court and Industrial Court
151 Transfer of proceedings between Supreme Court and Industrial Court
> > (1) If either the Supreme Court or the Industrial Court is satisfied, in relation to proceedings before it, that it is more appropriate for the proceedings to be heard in the other court, it may, on application by a party to the proceedings or of its own motion, order that the proceedings be transferred to the other court.
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> > (2) The Supreme Court or the Industrial Court may, on application by a party to proceedings before it or of its own motion, order that the proceedings be transferred to the other court and heard together with related proceedings if the court is satisfied, in relation to the proceedings before it, that—
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> > > (a) there are related proceedings pending in the other court, and
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> > > (b) it is more appropriate for the proceedings to be heard, together with the related proceedings, in the other court.
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> > (3) No appeal lies against a decision of the transferor court to make, or not to make, an order under this section.
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> **pt 2A, divs 1–6 (ss 18A–18O):** Ins 2010 No 135, Sch 6.2 \[2\]. Rep 2013 No 1, Sch 1.6 \[2\].
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> **s 151:** Rep 2007 No 94, Sch 1.12 \[6\]. Ins 2010 No 63, Sch 1.7 \[1\]. Rep 2016 No 48, Sch 2.6 \[4\]. Ins 2023 No 41, Sch 2.6\[4\].