District and Magistrates Courts Acts and Property Law Act Amendment Act 1982 (Qld)

767 Queertslaub ANNO TRICESIMO PRIMO ELIZABETITAE SECUNDAE REGINAE No. 51 of 1982 An Act to amend the DistrictCourts Act 1967-1980, the MagistratesCourts Act 1921-1976 and the PropertyLaw Act 1974-1981 each in certain particulars [ASSENTED TO 22ND OCTOBER, 1982]

768 District and Magistrates Courts Acts and Property Law Act Amendment Act 1982, No. 51 BE IT ENACTED by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:- PART I-PRELIMINARY 1. Short title . This Act may be cited as the District and Magistrates Courts Acts and Property Law Act Amendment Act 1982. 2. Commencement . (1) Section 1 and this section shall commence on the day this Act is assented to for and on behalf of Her Majesty. (2) Except as is provided in subsection (1), this Act shall commence on a day appointed by Proclamation. 3. Arrangement . This Act is arranged in Parts as follows:- PART I-PRELIMINARY (ss. 1-2); PART 11-AMENDMENT OF DISTRICT COURTS ACT (ss. 3-4); PART III-AMENDMENT OF MAGISTRATES COURTS ACT (ss. 5-6); PART IV-AMENDMENT OF PROPERTY LAW ACT (ss. 7-8). PART II-AMENDMENT OF DISTRICT COURTS ACT 4. Citation . (1) In this Part the DistrictCourts Act1967-1980 is referred to as the Principal Act. (2) The Principal Act as amended by this Part may be cited as the District Courts Act1967-1982. 5. Table of amendments . The Principal Act is amended as indicated in the following Table:- TABLE Enactment Amended Amendment s. 66 (1)-Civil jurisdiction in Omit the expression " $15 000 " and personal actions substitute the expression " $40 000 ". s. 75-When a jury may be Omit the epression " $2 500 " wherever summoned it occurs and substitute in each case the expression " $5 000 ". s. 90-Possession of small tenements may be recovered by landlords for non-payment of rent Omit the expression " $2 500 " and substitute the expression " $5 000 ". s. 92 (1)-Appeal to the Supreme Omit the expression " $2 500 " Court in certain cases wherever it occurs and substitute in each case the expression " $5 000 ". s. 92 (3)- Omit the expression " $5 000 " and substitute the expression " $10 000 ".

District and Magistrates Courts Acts and Property Law Act 769 Amendment Act 1982, No. 51 PART III-AMENDMENT OF MAGISTRATES COURTS ACT 6. Citation . (1) In this Part the Magistrates Courts Act1921-1976 is referred to as the Principal Act. (2) The Principal Act as amended by this Part may be cited as the Magistrates Courts Act1921-1982. 7. Table of amendments . in the following Table:- The Principal Act is amended as indicated TABLE Enactment Amended Amendment s. 2-Interpretation Omit the expression " $450 " where it occurs in the definition "Action for a small debt" and substitute the expression " $1 500 ". s. 4-Jurisdiction of Magistrates Omit the expression " $2 500 " Courts wherever it occurs and substitute in each case the expression " $5 000 ". s. 7A (1)--Actions for small debts Omit the expression " $450 " and substitute the expression " $1 500 ". s. 10 (1)-Rules of evidence Omit the expression " $150 " and substitute the expression " $300 ". s. 11 (3)-Appeal Omit the expression " $300 " wherever it occurs and substitute in each case the expression " $600 ". Omit the expression " $200 " and substitute the expression " $400 ". PART IV-AMENDMENT OF PROPERTY LAW ACT 8. Citation . (1) In this Part the Property Law Act1974-1981 is referred to as the Principal Act. (2) The Principal Act as amended by this Part may be cited as the Property Law Act1974-1982.

770 District and Magistrates Courts Acts and Property Law Act Amendment Act 1982, No. 51 9. Table of amendments . The Principal Act is amended as indicated in the following Table:- TABLE Enactment Amended Amendment s. 41 (3)-Sale or division of Omit the expression " $15 000 " and chattels substitute the expression " $40 000 ". s. 108 (4)-Recovery of Omit the expression " $2 500 " and possession where half-year's substitute the expression " $5 000 ". rent is due s. 147 (5)-Arrears of rent, etc. Omit the expression " $2 500 " and substitute the expression " $5 000 ".