South Australian Numbered Acts

CRIMINAL ASSETS CONFISCATION ACT 2005 (NO 19 OF 2005) - SECT 14

14—Jurisdiction of Magistrates Court

        (1)         Despite any provision of the Magistrates Court Act 1991 , the Magistrates Court has jurisdiction to hear and determine any application that may be made to a court under this Act unless the application involves property with a value exceeding $300 000.

        (2)         If the Magistrates Court makes an order under this Act requiring a person to pay to any other person, or to the Crown, a monetary amount exceeding the amount specified under the Magistrates Court Act 1991 as the monetary limit on the Court's civil jurisdiction in relation to actions to recover a debt—

            (a)         the Principal Registrar of the Magistrates Court must issue a certificate containing the particulars specified in the regulations in relation to the order; and

            (b)         the certificate may be registered, in accordance with the regulations, in the District Court and, on registration, is enforceable in all respects as a final judgment of the District Court.

        (3)         For the avoidance of doubt, no monetary limit applies in relation to the jurisdiction conferred on a magistrate under Part 2.