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Magistrates Courts Act 1921
sec.4AAProceeding commenced in central registry
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### sec.4AA Proceeding commenced in central registry
Despite section 4 , if under the rules a proceeding that may be started in a Magistrates Court is started in a registry for a Magistrates Court that is a central registry, that Magistrates Court has jurisdiction for the proceeding.
Subsection (1) does not prevent the proceeding being transferred to another Magistrates Court under the rules.
Rule 40 (Change of venue by court order) of the rules allows a proceeding to be sent for trial to, or to be dealt with by, another court if the first court is satisfied the proceeding can be more conveniently or fairly heard or dealt with in the other court. Rule 41 (Change of venue by agreement) of the rules allows the court to transfer a proceeding on the agreement of the parties.
s 4AA ins 2010 No. 26 s 101
(sec.4AA-ssec.1) Despite section 4 , if under the rules a proceeding that may be started in a Magistrates Court is started in a registry for a Magistrates Court that is a central registry, that Magistrates Court has jurisdiction for the proceeding.
(sec.4AA-ssec.2) Subsection (1) does not prevent the proceeding being transferred to another Magistrates Court under the rules. Rule 40 (Change of venue by court order) of the rules allows a proceeding to be sent for trial to, or to be dealt with by, another court if the first court is satisfied the proceeding can be more conveniently or fairly heard or dealt with in the other court. Rule 41 (Change of venue by agreement) of the rules allows the court to transfer a proceeding on the agreement of the parties.