New South Wales Consolidated Acts

LAND AND ENVIRONMENT COURT ACT 1979 - SECT 4

4 Definitions

(1) In this Act, except in so far as the context or subject-matter otherwise indicates or requires:
"Chief Judge" means the Chief Judge of the Court.
"Commissioner" means a person appointed as a Commissioner of the Court under Division 3 of Part 2.
"Court" means the Land and Environment Court constituted under this Act.
"court hearing matter" -see section 34A (5).
"functions" includes powers, authorities and duties.
"Judge" means a Judge of the Court.
"on-site hearing matter" -see section 34A (3).
"practice note" means a practice note issued under section 76.
"Registrar" means the Registrar of the Court.
"regulations" means regulations for the time being in force under this Act.
"rules" means rules of the Court.

(2) A reference in this Act to the exercise of a function includes, where that function is a duty, the performance of that duty.