Small Claims Tribunals Act · 2024 Revised Edition
Nothing in the Act stops a person from choosing to file a claim in another court, even if a tribunal could hear it.
Summary · Drafted with AI, checked against the official text on 30 Sep 2026.
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
Nothing in this Act shall be construed as precluding a person from filing a claim that is within the jurisdiction of a tribunal in any other court if that person elects to institute proceedings in that other court to hear and determine that claim.
claim
“claim” means a claim filed with a tribunal under section 15 and includes a proceeding in the tribunal between a claimant and a defendant;
claim
“claim” means a claim filed with a tribunal under section 15 and includes a proceeding in the tribunal between a claimant and a defendant;