4Application of Act

4 Application of Act

(1)  This Act is not intended to exclude or limit the operation of any other law of the State or a participating State that makes provision for the taking of evidence or making of submissions –

(a) outside the State or participating State for the purposes of a proceeding in that State; or

(b) in the State or participating State for the purposes of a proceeding outside that State.

(1A)  [Section 4 Subsection (1A) inserted by No. 58 of 2001, s. 4, Applied:19 Sep 2001] This Act is not intended to exclude or limit the operation of any other law of the State that makes provision for the taking of evidence or making of submissions in the State for the purposes of a proceeding in the State.

(2)  Unless a contrary intention is shown, nothing in this Act limits or otherwise affects any discretion that a Tasmanian court or a recognised court has with respect to the conduct of a proceeding.

(3)  This Act extends to any proceeding pending in a Tasmanian court or a recognised court on the commencement of this section.

(4)  [Section 4 Subsection (4) inserted by No. 13 of 2012, s. 27, Applied:30 May 2012] This Act, as amended by the Justice and Related Legislation (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2012 , extends to any proceeding pending in a Tasmanian court on the commencement of this subsection.