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FEDERAL COURTS (STATE JURISDICTION) ACT 1999 - SECT 3

Definitions

3 Definitions

In this Act:
"applied administrative law" means a law of the State applying a Commonwealth administrative law as a law of the State.
"Commonwealth administrative law" means:

(a) any of the following Acts of the Commonwealth:
(i) Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975
(ii) Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977
(iii) Freedom of Information Act 1982
(iv) Ombudsman Act 1976
(v) Privacy Act 1988 , or
(b) any of the regulations in force under any of those Acts.
"federal court" means the Federal Court of Australia or the Family Court of Australia.
"ineffective judgment" has the meaning given by section 4.
"judgment" means a judgment, decree or order, whether final or interlocutory, or a sentence.
"liability" includes a duty or obligation.
"proceeding" includes an initiating application.
"relevant State Act" means any of the following Acts:
(a) Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (New South Wales) Act 1994
(b) Civil Aviation (Carriers’ Liability) Act 1967
(c) Competition Policy Reform (New South Wales) Act 1995
(d) Corporations (New South Wales) Act 1990
(e1) Gene Technology (New South Wales) Act 2003
(f) Jurisdiction of Courts (Cross-vesting) Act 1987
(g) National Crime Authority (State Provisions) Act 1984
(h) Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act 1966
(h1) Price Exploitation Code (New South Wales) Act 1999
(h2) Research Involving Human Embryos (New South Wales) Act 2003
(h3) Water Efficiency Labelling and Standards (New South Wales) Act 2005
(i) a prescribed Act.
"right" includes an interest or status.
"State matter" means a matter:
(a) in which the Supreme Court has jurisdiction otherwise than by reason of a law of the Commonwealth or of another State or a Territory, or
(b) which has been removed to the Supreme Court under section 8 of the Jurisdiction of Courts (Cross-vesting) Act 1987 , or
(c) in respect of which a relevant State Act purports or purported to confer jurisdiction on a federal court, or
(d) arising under or in respect of an applied administrative law.



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