Workplace Injury Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2013
266Jurisdiction of Magistrates' Court
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266 Jurisdiction of Magistrates' Court
(1) If the County Court would have had jurisdiction under this Act, the Accident Compensation Act 1985 or the Workers Compensation Act 1958 to inquire into, hear and determine any question or matter, the Magistrates' Court has a like jurisdiction unless expressly excluded by this Act.
(2) The Magistrates' Court has jurisdiction to inquire into, hear and determine any question or matter relating to a decision, recommendation or direction in respect of a request made under section 9.
(3) The Magistrates' Court has exclusive jurisdiction to hear and determine any application made under section 240 of this Act or section 92AA of the Accident Compensation Act 1985.
(4) Divisions 2 and 3 of Part 5 of the Magistrates' Court Act 1989 do not apply to a proceeding commenced in the Magistrates' Court under this Part.