National Consumer Credit Protection Act 2009
CHAPTER 4
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REMEDIES
PART 4-3
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JURISDICTION AND PROCEDURE OF COURTS
Division 2
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Civil proceedings
Subdivision B
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Conferral of civil jurisdiction
SECTION 187
CIVIL JURISDICTION OF COURTS
187(1)
Jurisdiction is conferred on a court referred to in an item in the following table in relation to civil matters arising under this Act, subject to the limits on the court ' s jurisdiction (if any) specified in the item:
187(2)
This section has effect subject to section 188 .
Jurisdiction is conferred on a court referred to in an item in the following table in relation to civil matters arising under this Act, subject to the limits on the court ' s jurisdiction (if any) specified in the item:
| Civil jurisdiction of courts | ||
| Item | Court on which civil jurisdiction is conferred | Limits of jurisdiction |
| 1 | The Federal Court | No specified limits. |
| 2 | The Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2) | The court does not have jurisdiction to award an amount for loss or damage that exceeds: |
| (a) $ 750,000; or | ||
| (b) if another amount is prescribed by the regulations - that other amount. | ||
| 3 | A superior court of a State or Territory | The court ' s general jurisdictional limits, including limits as to locality and subject matter. |
| 4 | A lower court of a State, or of a Territory other than Norfolk Island | The court ' s general jurisdictional limits, including limits as to locality and subject matter. |
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This section has effect subject to section 188 .
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