NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION (CRIMINAL AND CIVIL PROCEEDINGS) ACT 2004 - SECT 15A Meaning of civil proceeding

NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION (CRIMINAL AND CIVIL PROCEEDINGS) ACT 2004 - SECT 15A

  (1)   In this Act, civil proceeding means any proceeding in a court of the Commonwealth, a State or Territory, other than a criminal proceeding.

Note:   The Act only applies to a civil proceeding in respect of which a notice has been given under section   6A.

  (2)   To avoid doubt, each of the following is part of a civil proceeding :

  (a)   any proceeding on an ex parte application (including an application made before pleadings are filed in a court);

  (b)   the discovery, exchange, production, inspection or disclosure of intended evidence, documents or reports ;

  (c)   an appeal proceeding;

  (d)   any interlocutory or other proceeding prescribed by regulations for the purposes of this paragraph.

  (3)   To avoid doubt, a re - hearing, and proceedings relating to the re - hearing (including those mentioned in subsection   ( 2)), are part of the same civil proceeding as the hearing.