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District Court of Queensland Act 1967
sec.73Splitting demands—abandonment of excess
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### sec.73 Splitting demands—abandonment of excess
A plaintiff shall not divide a cause of action for the purpose of bringing 2 or more actions in the District Court, but a plaintiff having a cause of action for more than the amount for which a plaint might be entered under this Act may abandon the excess (which abandonment shall be stated in the plaint), and thereupon the plaintiff may, on proving the plaintiff’s case, recover to an amount not exceeding the limit specified by this Act and the judgment of the court shall be in full discharge of all demands in respect of the cause of action, and entry of the judgment of the court shall be made accordingly.
s 73 amd 1976 No. 19 s 10 ; 2002 No. 34 s 10 sch 1