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263 Requests under conventions relating to legal proceedings in civil and commercial matters (1) The Magistrates Court has jurisdiction to make any order or take any action necessary to comply with a request received from the consular or other authority of a relevant foreign country for serving documents in the ACT or taking evidence in the ACT. relevant foreign country—a foreign country is a relevant foreign country if a convention relating to legal proceedings in civil and commercial matters is in force between the country and Australia.

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