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Magistrates Court Act 1930
264Proceedings affecting title to land
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264 Proceedings affecting title to land (1) The Magistrates Court does not have jurisdiction to hear and decide a proceeding in which the title to land is genuinely in question. (2) However, the jurisdiction of the Magistrates Court to hear and decide a proceeding is not affected only because the title to land incidentally comes in question in the proceeding. (3) In a proceeding mentioned in subsection (2), a judgment is not evidence of title to land.