1 Name of Act
2 Commencement
3 Definitions
4 Regulations
5 Repeal and savings and transitional provisions
6 Review of Act
Part 2 The Local Court of New South Wales
Division 1 Constitution and jurisdiction
7 Constitution of the Court
8 Single Magistrate to constitute the Court
9 Jurisdiction
10 Divisions of the Court
11 State-wide jurisdiction
12 Composition of the Court
13 Appointment and qualifications of Magistrates
14 The Chief Magistrate
15 Deputy Chief Magistrates
16 Acting Magistrates
17 Assessors
Division 4 Registrars and other officers
18 Registrars and deputy registrars
19 Registrar’s functions generally
20 Exercise of functions by registrars, assistant registrars and other officers of the District Court
21 References to registrars
Division 5 Exercise of jurisdiction
22 Sittings of the Court
23 Arrangement of business of the Court
24 Contempt of court
Division 6 Rules of court and practice notes
25 Local Court Rule Committee
26 Rules generally
27 Practice notes
28 Court may give directions in circumstances not covered by rules
29 Jurisdictional limit of Court
29A Money claim—meaning
30 Conferral of jurisdiction
31 Jurisdictional limits may be exceeded for certain money claims
32 Jurisdiction in proceedings for review of contracts
33 Certain jurisdiction excluded
34 Jurisdiction when cause of action or defendant outside the State
Division 3 Proceedings in Small Claims Division
35 Procedure generally in Small Claims Division
36 Conciliation of parties
37 Costs in Small Claims Division
Division 4 Appeals from the Local Court
38 Judgments and orders final
39 Appeals as of right
40 Appeals requiring leave
41 Determination of appeals
42 Rules in civil jurisdiction
43 Definitions
44 Application of Part
Division 2 Commencement of proceedings
45 Commencement of proceedings by application notice
46 Commencement of proceedings by police officer or public officer
47 Commencement of private actions
48 Application notice to be for one matter only
49 Service of application notice
50 When proceedings commence
51 Time limit for commencement of proceedings
52 Relationship to other law or practice
Division 3 Hearing of proceedings
53 Time for hearing
54 Proceedings to be open to public
55 Change of venue
56 Right to defend action
57 Right of representation
58 Conduct of case
59 Evidence to be on oath
60 Recording of evidence
61 Adjournments
62 Irregularity
63 Power to dispense with rules
64 Power to stay proceedings
65 Arrest of respondent during proceedings
66 Witnesses and production of evidence
67 Warrants of arrest and warrants of commitment
68 Enforcement of orders for payment of money
69 Costs
70 Appeals
71 Rules in application proceedings
72 Forms
Schedule 1 Provisions relating to Magistrates
Schedule 2 Provisions relating to Assessors
Schedule 3 Provisions relating to Rule Committee