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Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1969 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 3 · General Division of High Court

28A. Allocation of proceedings to District Court or Family Court

Amended

Last amended by an amending law of 2019. 3 amendments in all.

(1)

The Chief Justice may, where he or she considers it necessary or expedient to improve efficiency in the administration of justice and to provide for more speedy disposal of proceedings commenced in the General Division, by order direct such class or classes or description of proceedings as may be specified in the order to be heard and determined by the District Court or Family Court.

(2)

Despite any other written law, any order under subsection (1) —

(a)

may confer jurisdiction on a District Court to hear and determine —

(i)

any proceedings specified in the order which, but for the order, the District Court would not have jurisdiction to hear and determine by reason only of the fact that the amount involved exceeds the monetary limit of its jurisdiction; or

(ii)

any proceedings relating to any of the matters referred to in section 17(1)(b) or (c);

(aa)

may confer jurisdiction on a Family Court to hear and determine any proceedings specified in the order which, but for the order, the Family Court would not have jurisdiction to hear and determine;

(b)

may make such provision governing appeals relating to proceedings transferred to the District Court or Family Court (including provisions restricting the right of appeal) as the Chief Justice thinks fit; and

(c)

may make such incidental provision for the transfer of the proceedings to the District Court or Family Court (including matters relating to procedure and costs) as the Chief Justice thinks fit.