Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) On the commencement of part 2, division 1—
(a) the District Courts in existence on the commencement (the previous District Courts) are amalgamated into the District Court; and
(b) the places at which the previous District Courts were held are the places at which the District Court is to be held; and
(c) the district assigned to a previous District Court held at a place is the district for the District Court to be held at the place; and
(d) any jurisdiction or power of the previous District Courts or a judge of a previous District Court or the previous District Courts becomes jurisdiction or power of the District Court or a judge of the District Court; and
(e) anything else done or existing in relation to a previous District Court continues, and is taken to be done or existing in relation to the District Court or the corresponding district of the District Court; and
(f) a proceeding pending in a previous District Court is to be continued in the District Court at the place at which it would have continued if part 2, division 1 had not been enacted; and
(g) each judge of a previous District Court or the previous District Courts becomes a judge of the District Court; and
(h) the Chief Judge of District Courts becomes the Chief Judge of the District Court.
(2) Part 2, division 1 does not affect—
(a) any appointment, subject to the name changes mentioned in subsection (1)(g) and (h); or
(b) the seniority of a judge; or
(c) any principle or rule of law or equity; or
(d) any right, privilege or liability.
(3) In an Act or document, if the context permits—
(a) a reference to the District Courts Act 1967 is taken to be a reference to the District Court Act 1967; and
(b) a reference to the District Courts Rules 1968 is taken to be a reference to the District Court Rules 1968; and
(c) a reference to a District Court or the District Courts is taken to be a reference to the District Court; and
(d) a reference to a District Court held at a place is a reference to the District Court held at the place; and
(e) a reference to a judge of a District Court or to a judge of District Courts is taken to be a reference to a judge of the District Court; and
(f) a reference to the Chief Judge of District Courts is a reference to the Chief Judge of the District Court.