National Consumer Credit Protection Act 2009

CHAPTER 4 - REMEDIES  

PART 4-3 - JURISDICTION AND PROCEDURE OF COURTS  

Division 2 - Civil proceedings  

Subdivision B - Conferral of civil jurisdiction  

SECTION 187   CIVIL JURISDICTION OF COURTS  

187(1)    

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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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History

S 187(1) amended by No 13 of 2021, s 3 and Sch 2 [ 606], effective 1 September 2021.

S 187(1) amended by No 154 of 2020, s 3 and Sch 2 [ 59], effective 2 August 2021.

S 187(1) amended by No 13 of 2013, s 3 and Sch 2 [ 1]. No 13 of 2013, s 3 and Sch 4 [ 2] contains the following transitional provision:

2 Transitional regulations  
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The Governor-General may make regulations prescribing matters of a transitional nature (including prescribing any saving or application provisions) relating to the amendments and repeals made by Schedules 1, 2 and 3.

187(2)    
This section has effect subject to section 188 .

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