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Community Disputes Resolution
Act 2015

2020 REVISED EDITION

This revised edition incorporates all amendments up to and including 1 December 2021 and comes into operation on 31 December 2021

An Act to facilitate the resolution of community disputes by providing for a statutory tort for community disputes and for the establishment of Community Disputes Resolution Tribunals to deal with such disputes, and for matters connected therewith.

[1 October 2015]

PART 1

PRELIMINARY

Short title

1. This Act is the Community Disputes Resolution Act 2015.

General interpretation

2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires —

“claim” includes a counterclaim;

“Community Disputes Resolution Tribunal” or “tribunal” means a State Court designated under section 14 as a Community Disputes Resolution Tribunal;

“Community Mediation Centre” means a Community Mediation Centre established under section 3 of the Community Mediation Centres Act 1997;

“Registrar” means the registrar of the State Courts appointed under section 12 of the State Courts Act 1970 and includes a deputy registrar appointed under that section;

“Registry” means the Registry of the State Courts.