Supreme Court (Vexatious Litigants) Act 2003 (Vic)

Supreme Court (Vexatious Litigants) Act 2003

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c	1.	Purpose	1
o	2.	Commencement	1
D	3.	Amendment of section 21	2

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ti	The Parliament of Victoria enacts as follows:
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g	The purpose of this Act is to amend section 21 of
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L	the Supreme Court Act 1986 to clarify the power of the Supreme Court to declare a person to be a
n	vexatious litigant.
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to	This Act comes into operation on the day after the
ic	day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
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Act No. 71/2003

3. Amendment of section 21

See:	(1) In section 21(2) and (3) of the Supreme Court
Act No.

ts	110/1986.	Act 1986, after "legal proceedings" (wherever
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occurring) insert "(whether civil or criminal)".
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(2) After section 21(7) of the Supreme Court Act

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m	amending	1986 insert—
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c	44/2001 and
11/2002.
"(8) The Court may, in determining whether to
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(whether civil or criminal) instituted before
ta	Court (Vexatious Litigants) Act 2003.".

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Supreme Court (Vexatious Litigants) Act 2003

Endnotes

Act No. 71/2003

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Minister's second reading speech—

n	Legislative Assembly: 5 June 2003
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u	The long title for the Bill for this Act was "to amend section 21 of the
c	Supreme Court Act 1986 to clarify the power of the Supreme Court to
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