Western Australian Numbered Acts

COURTS LEGISLATION AMENDMENT AND REPEAL ACT 2004 (NO. 59 OF 2004) - SECT 82

82 .         Jurisdiction of the Court increased

        (1)         Section 6 is amended by inserting in the appropriate alphabetical position the following definition —

“
        “jurisdictional limit” means $500 000 and, on and after 1 January 2009, means $750 000;

”.

        (2)         Section 50(1) is amended as follows:

            (a)         by deleting “$250 000” in each place it occurs and in each place inserting instead —

                “ the jurisdictional limit ”;

            (b)         by deleting “$125 000” in each place it occurs and in each place inserting instead —

                “ one half of the jurisdictional limit ”;

            (c)         in paragraph (d) by deleting “the sum of”.

        (3)         Section 51(1) is amended by deleting “$250 000” in each place it occurs and in each place inserting instead —

                “ the jurisdictional limit ”.

        (4)         Section 60 is amended by deleting “$250 000” in each place it occurs and in each place inserting instead —

                “ the jurisdictional limit ”.