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Jurisdiction of Courts (Cross-vesting) Act 1987
10Transfer of matters arising under the Australian Consumer Law
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#### 10 Transfer of matters arising under the Australian Consumer Law
Where:
(a) a proceeding is pending in the Federal Court, the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 1) or the Supreme Court of a State or Territory;
(b) a matter for determination in the proceeding is a matter arising under Part 2‑2, 3‑1, 3‑3 or 3‑4 of Schedule 2 to the Competition and Consumer Act 2010, as that Part applies as a law of the Commonwealth;
(c) no matter for determination in the proceeding is a special federal matter;
(d) the proceeding is not a proceeding by way of an appeal from a judgment of a court; and
(e) a court of a State or Territory, other than the Supreme Court of that State or Territory, has jurisdiction with respect to all of the matters for determination in the proceeding;
the court referred to in paragraph (a) may, on the application of a party to the proceeding or of its own motion, transfer the proceeding to the court referred to in paragraph (e).