3Prescribed minor civil claims

3 Prescribed minor civil claims

(1)  For the purpose of paragraph (a) of the definition of minor civil claim in section 3 of the Magistrates Court (Civil Division) Act 1992 , a claim or counterclaim for damages, or for the payment of money, is a minor civil claim if the amount claimed does not exceed $15 000.

(2)  For the purpose of paragraph (b) of the definition of minor civil claim in section 3 of the Magistrates Court (Civil Division) Act 1992 , the following are prescribed to be minor civil claims:

(a) proceedings for damages under the Residential Tenancy Act 1997 , if the amount claimed does not exceed $15 000;

(b) proceedings under any provision of the Residential Tenancy Act 1997 that confers a right to apply to, or appeal to, the Court;

(c) proceedings under any provision of the Irrigation Clauses Act 1973 that confers a right to apply to, or appeal to, the Court;

(d) proceedings under any provision of the Access to Neighbouring Land Act 1992 that confers a right to apply to, or appeal to, the Court.

Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.

Notified in the Gazette on 29 November 2023

These regulations are administered in the Department of Justice.