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Magistrates Court Act 1930
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261 Disputed debts (1) The Magistrates Court may, in a proceeding in the court, declare (a) a person is or is not indebted to someone else; or (b) a person is or is not indebted to someone else in a stated amount; or (c) a person is or is not indebted to someone else in an amount that is more than a stated amount. (2) This section applies only in relation to a debt that is not more than $250 000.