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Magistrates Court Act 1930

256Application of ch 4

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256 Application of ch 4 This chapter does not apply in relation to— (a) a proceeding under the Family Violence Act 2016 or Personal Violence Act 2016; or (b) a proceeding under the Workers Compensation Act 1951; or (c) a proceeding on an information for an offence.

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