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Essential Services Commission Act 2001
54RJurisdictional limit of Magistrates' Court does not apply to civil penalty order
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54R Jurisdictional limit of Magistrates' Court does not apply to civil penalty order
The jurisdictional limit for a civil proceeding specified under section 100(1) of the **Magistrates' Court Act 1989** does not apply to a proceeding for a contravention order under this Division.
Pt 7 Div. 2 (Heading and ss 54B–54X) inserted by No. 49/2015 s. 17, substituted as Pt 7 Div. 2 (Heading and ss 54S–54ZC) by No. 41/2021 s. 9.
Division 2—Penalty notice regime
S. 54S substituted by No. 41/2021 s. 9.