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26Extended litigation restraint order does not affect certain proceedings
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26 Extended litigation restraint order does not affect certain proceedings
(1) An extended litigation restraint order made by the Supreme Court does not affect a person's right to commence or continue a proceeding in the relevant jurisdiction against a person or other entity, or in respect of a matter, that is not specified in the order.
(2) An extended litigation restraint order made by the County Court or VCAT does not affect a person's right to commence or continue a proceeding in another Victorian court or tribunal that is not the jurisdiction that made the extended litigation restraint order.
(3) Subject to subsection (4), an extended litigation restraint order made by the Magistrates' Court does not affect a person's right to commence or continue a proceeding in any jurisdiction other than the Magistrates' Court.
(4) An extended litigation restraint order that relates to intervention order legislation made by the Magistrates' Court or the Children's Court against a person does not affect the person's right—
(a) to commence or continue a proceeding in the Magistrates' Court or the Children's Court against a person, the child of a person or in respect of a matter not specified in the order; or
(b) to commence or continue a proceeding in the Magistrates' Court or the Children's Court under legislation other than intervention order legislation; or
(c) to commence or continue a proceeding in any jurisdiction other than the Magistrates' Court or the Children's Court.