District Court Act 1973
18HFunctions of registrars
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18H Functions of registrars
18H Functions of registrars
(1) The registrar for a proclaimed place has and may exercise—
(a) in the case of an action to which the Civil Procedure Act 2005 applies, the functions conferred on the registrar pursuant to section 12 or 13 of that Act, or
(b) in any other case, the functions prescribed by the civil procedure rules or the criminal procedure rules.
(2) The registrar for a proclaimed place may exercise any or all of those functions in respect of that proclaimed place only.
(3) The Principal Registrar may exercise any or all of those functions in respect of any place in the State.
s 18H: Ins 1986 No 210, Sch 1 (2). Am 1995 No 88, Sch 1.3 [3]; 2004 No 68, Sch 7 [5]; 2005 No 28, Sch 5.12 [4].