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Magistrates Courts Act 1921
sec.42AObject of pt 5A
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### sec.42A Object of pt 5A
The object of this part is to reduce the cost of proceedings brought in a Magistrates Court by low income employees against employers for breaches of contracts of employment.
The object is achieved by—
prescribing, under section 54 , lower court fees for the proceedings; and
providing for awards of costs in limited circumstances; and
allowing parties to be represented, without leave, by relevant organisations; and
providing for compulsory conciliation before the hearing of the proceedings.
s 42A ins 2007 No. 23 s 59
(sec.42A-ssec.1) The object of this part is to reduce the cost of proceedings brought in a Magistrates Court by low income employees against employers for breaches of contracts of employment.
(sec.42A-ssec.2) The object is achieved by— prescribing, under section 54 , lower court fees for the proceedings; and providing for awards of costs in limited circumstances; and allowing parties to be represented, without leave, by relevant organisations; and providing for compulsory conciliation before the hearing of the proceedings.
- (a) prescribing, under section 54 , lower court fees for the proceedings; and
- (b) providing for awards of costs in limited circumstances; and
- (c) allowing parties to be represented, without leave, by relevant organisations; and
- (d) providing for compulsory conciliation before the hearing of the proceedings.