International Law

Queensland civil courts changes from 1 November

By David Jacobson

Changes to the monetary civil jurisdictions of the Queensland Courts will take effect from 1 November 2010.

Magistrates Court: the $50,000 monetary limit will be increased to $150,000;
District Court: the $250,000 monetary limit will be increased to $750,000;
Supreme Court: the minimum claim requirement of $250,000 and over will be increased to claims of $750,000 and over.

From 1 November 2010 there will be no requirement for parties to transfer existing proceedings from a higher court to a lower court.

However, if a lower Court (such as the Magistrates Court) has no jurisdiction to hear the matter, the Magistrates Court must transfer the proceedings to the District Court.

A new Scale of Costs for the Magistrates Court for proceedings between $50,000 and $150,000 will apply from 1 November 2010.

Full post as published by Australian Regulatory Compliance Review on September 01, 2010 (boomark / email).