The jurisdiction of the District Court in trust and succession / Judge Bernard Porter QC.

Brisbane : Supreme Court Library Queensland 2021

200511

Queensland. -- District Court.

Wills -- Queensland.

Family trusts -- Australia.

Speeches, addresses, etc. -- Queensland.

The District Court: an introduction

Civil jurisdiction under the DCA

a. Substantive Jurisdiction

b. Powers of the Court

c. Valuation of land for jurisdiction purposes

d. Valuation for jurisdiction purposes 'conclusive'

e. Consent jurisdiction

Equitable money claims: S. 68(1)(A)(I)

Administration of estates: S. 68(1)(B)(VII)

Execution of trusts: 68(1)(B)(VIII)

Family provision: S. 68(1)(B)(X)

a. Multiple applicants?

b. Form of orders

c. The numbers

Some other relevant heads of jurisdiction

a. Sale or partition under the Property Law Act: s. 68(1)(b)(vi)

b. Construction of written instruments: s. 68(1)(b)(xiii)

c. Relief from forfeiture under the Property Law Act: s. 70

Formal requirements for invoking jurisdiction

Trust and estate jurisdiction and the District Court

a. Limitations on the success of the reform project

b. Hard civil jurisdictional limits at all?

c. Conclusion.

Includes bibliographical references.

Open access

His Honour Judge Bernard Porter QC, 'The jurisdiction of the District Court in trust and succession' paper delivered at the STEP Queensland Lunchtime Seminar, Brisbane, 21 September 2021.

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