Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated ActsIn this Act unless the contrary intention appears:
"Court" means the Supreme Court or the Court of Criminal Appeal.
"officer of the sheriff" means a person appointed under this Act to be a deputy sheriff, bailiff or other officer of the sheriff.
"rules of court" means Rules of Court made or continued in force under the Supreme Court Act .
"sheriff", means the sheriff or the acting sheriff and, in relation to a matter in which a deputy sheriff has acted, includes a deputy sheriff. and in relation to a matter in which a person appointed for that matter under section 12 or 18 has acted, includes that person.