Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA ACT 1976 - SECT 4

                   In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:

"audio link" means facilities (for example, telephone facilities) that enable audio communication between persons in different places.

"Chief Justice" means the Chief Justice of the Court, and includes a Judge for the time being performing the duties and exercising the powers of Chief Justice.

"commencing day" means the day fixed under subsection 2(2).

"Court" means the Federal Court of Australia established by this Act.

"Division" means the General Division or the Fair Work Division of the Court.

"Full Court" means a Full Court in a Division of the Court constituted in accordance with section 14.

"Judge" means a Judge of the Court (including the Chief Justice) and, in the expression "the Court or a Judge", means a Judge sitting in Chambers.

"judgment" means a judgment, decree or order, whether final or interlocutory, or a sentence.

"proceeding" means a proceeding in a court, whether between parties or not, and includes an incidental proceeding in the course of, or in connexion with, a proceeding, and also includes an appeal.

"suit" includes any action or original proceeding between parties.

"video link" means facilities (for example, closed-circuit television facilities) that enable audio and visual communication between persons in different places.