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Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 1999
sec.37Extended area of Magistrates Courts districts
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### sec.37 Extended area of Magistrates Courts districts
The area of a division of a Magistrates Court in the Brisbane Magistrates Courts district includes—
if the division has a common boundary with an adjoining division in the district—the part of the adjoining division that is within 1km of the common boundary; and
if the division has a common boundary with another district—the area outside the Brisbane Magistrates Courts district that is within 35km of the common boundary.
The area of a district, other than the Brisbane Magistrates Courts district, includes the area outside the district that is within 35km of the district’s boundary.
(sec.37-ssec.1) The area of a division of a Magistrates Court in the Brisbane Magistrates Courts district includes— if the division has a common boundary with an adjoining division in the district—the part of the adjoining division that is within 1km of the common boundary; and if the division has a common boundary with another district—the area outside the Brisbane Magistrates Courts district that is within 35km of the common boundary.
(sec.37-ssec.2) The area of a district, other than the Brisbane Magistrates Courts district, includes the area outside the district that is within 35km of the district’s boundary.
- (a) if the division has a common boundary with an adjoining division in the district—the part of the adjoining division that is within 1km of the common boundary; and
- (b) if the division has a common boundary with another district—the area outside the Brisbane Magistrates Courts district that is within 35km of the common boundary.