42ATransfer of residual court of request matters

### 42A Transfer of residual court of request matters > [*\[Section 42A Inserted by No. 91 of 2001, s. 19, Applied:05 Dec 2001\]*](/view/html/inforce/2001-12-05/act-2001-091#GS19@EN) > > > (1)  In this section, > > > > > ***winding-up day*** means the day of commencement of [Part 6 of the](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2001-999#) [Justice Legislation (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2001](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2001-999) . > > > (2)  On the winding-up day – > > > > > > (a) an action that was pending before a court of requests immediately before that day is taken to be an action commenced within the civil division; and > > > > > > > (b) the provisions of the [Local Courts Act 1896](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1896-048) cease to apply to the action. > > > (3)  Any judgment or other order made before the winding-up day by a Commissioner of a Court of Requests in an action to which [subsection (2)](#GS42A@Gs2@EN) applies may, on and after that day, be enforced under this Act as if the judgment or order had been made within the civil division. > > > (4)  The Rules of Court may contain such provisions of a transitional nature as the Magistrates Rule Committee considers necessary or expedient consequent on the enactment of this section.