17KPayment and commutation of pensions of former associate judges' partners and eligible children 108

17K Payment and commutation of pensions of former associate judges' partners and eligible children 108 Division 3AB—Reserve associate judges 109 17KA Appointment of reserve associate judges 109 17KB Cessation of office 110 17KC Chief Judge may engage reserve associate judge to undertake duties of associate judge 110 17KD Powers, jurisdiction, immunities and protection of reserve associate judge 111 17KE Pension rights and service not affected by being a reserve associate judge 111 17KF Engaging in legal practice or other paid employment 111 17KG Salary, allowances and conditions of service of reserve associate judges 112 17KH Appropriation of certain amounts in relation to reserve associate judges 113 17KI Power to complete matters—associate judges and reserve associate judges 114 Division 3B—Judicial registrars 116 17L Assignment of duties 116 17M Guidelines relating to the appointment of judicial registrars 116 17N Recommendation for appointment of judicial registrars 117 17O Appointment by Governor in Council 117 17P Remuneration and terms and conditions of appointment 118 17PA Oath or affirmation of office 120 17Q Resignation from office 120 17U Performance of duties by judicial registrar 121 17V Appeal from or review of determination of court constituted by judicial registrar 121 Division 4—Registrars 122 18 Appointment of registrar and deputy registrars 122 19 Protection of registrars 123 21 Duties of registrar 124 21A Moneys held under Act may be invested 125 22 Power to registrar to administer oaths and affirmations 126 Division 4A—Aboriginal elders and respected persons 127 22A Appointment of Aboriginal elders or respected persons 127 Division 5—Bailiffs 128 23 Appointment of bailiffs and assistant bailiffs of County Court 128 24 Bailiff's duty 129 Division 6—Registrars, bailiffs and other officers 130 25 Penalty on officers for corrupt practices 130 26 Registrar and bailiff to be distinct persons and not to act as legal practitioner 130 27 Registrar and bailiff to give security 131 Division 7—Court fees 132 28A Exemption from court fees 132 Division 8—Proceedings against officers 132 29 Proceedings against registrars etc. 132 30 Proceedings against bailiffs etc. 133 32 Protection to bailiffs etc. 134 Division 9—Legal practitioners—costs 134 33 Fees to legal practitioners to be fixed by the judges 134 34 Power to recover excessive fees 135 Part II—Jurisdiction 136 Division 1—Sittings of the court 136 35 Court of record 136 36 Proceedings arising outside Victoria 136 36AA Court may determine matter or proceeding without oral hearing 137 Division 1A—Criminal jurisdiction 138 36A Criminal jurisdiction of County Court 138 Division 2—Civil jurisdiction 139 37 Extent of jurisdiction 139 39 Whether proceedings within jurisdictional limit 141 39A Agreements by next friend etc. on behalf of infants 142 Division 2A—Administration of children's funds 145 39B Court orders relating to administration of children's funds 145 Division 2B—Transfer and payment of money to the Supreme Court for person under disability 147 39C Money held in court for person under disability 147 Division 3—Officers of the court 148 40 Officers of the court 148 Division 6—Arbitration, mediation, and reference for inquiry 149 46 Arbitration by agreement 149 47 Arbitration 150 47A Power to refer civil proceedings to mediation or arbitration 151 47B Mediation 151 48 Power to refer matters for inquiry and report 151 48A Assessor 151 48B Opinion of legal practitioner 152 48C Protection of special referees, mediators and arbitrators 152 48CA Protection of assessors 153 48D Interaction with Civil Procedure Act 2010 153 Division 7—Power to grant relief 153 49 Power of court 153 49A Attachment of earnings 154 49B Execution of instruments by order of court 154 50 Rules of law to apply to County Court 155 51 Counter-claims in County Court and transfers therefrom 155 52 Facts necessary to give jurisdiction need not appear upon any civil proceeding 155 53 Mode of enforcing orders 156 Division 7A—Appellate jurisdiction 156 53A Appellate jurisdiction of County Court 156 Division 8—Contempt of court 157 54 Contempt of court 157 Division 9—Costs where no jurisdiction 158 55 Court may award costs where action or matter is struck out for want of jurisdiction 158 Part V—Trial of civil proceedings 159 65 Trial to be by judge 159 66 Judge may reserve his decision 159 67 Trial may be by judge and jurors if required 160 68 Judge may direct trial by jurors 160 70 Verdict of jurors 161 72 Jury may be had on re-hearing of County Court proceeding in Supreme Court 161 Part VI—Judgment, new trial and appeal 163 73 Judgments to be final 163 74 Appeal to the Court of Appeal 164 75 Appeal from court constituted by associate judge to Trial Division of the Supreme Court 166 76 Court may reserve question for opinion of the Court of Appeal 167 77 Prerogative writ 167 Part VII—Rules, forms, scales of costs, regulations 168 78 Power to make rules of practice 168 78A Costs 176 79A Regulations 177 Part VIII—Miscellaneous 181 80A Publishing particulars of issued summonses an offence 181 82 No privilege to exempt persons from provisions of Act 182 83 Certain actions in Supreme Court to be stayed 182 84 Securities for money, marketable securities etc. seized under warrant 183 86 Transfer of judgment to Supreme Court 184 87 Council of Judges 185 88 Robing of Judges 186 89 Transitional provisions 186 90 Transitional provision—reserve judges 186 91 Transitional provisions—Courts Legislation (Jurisdiction) Act 2006 187 92 Transitional provisions—Courts Legislation Amendment (Associate Judges) Act 2008 187 93 Transitional provision—County Court Amendment (Koori Court) Act 2008 188 94 Transitional provision—Statute Law Amendment (Evidence Consequential Provisions) Act 2009 188 95 Transitional provision—Courts and Sentencing Legislation Amendment Act 2012 188 96 Transitional provisions—Courts Legislation Amendment (Reserve Judicial Officers) Act 2013 189 98 Savings—Open Courts Act 2013 190 99 Transitional provision—Courts Legislation Amendment (Judicial Officers) Act 2013 190 100 Transitional provision—Justice Legislation Further Amendment Act 2016 191 101 Transitional provision—Justice Legislation Further Amendment Act 2016 191 102 Transitional provisional—Family Violence Protection Amendment Act 2017 192 103 Transitional and savings provisions—Justice Legislation Amendment (Family Violence Protection and Other Matters) Act 2018 192