Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts(1) In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:
acting Judge and additional Judge have the meanings ascribed thereto by the Supreme Court Act .
"appropriate current judicial salary", in relation to a Judge who has retired or died, means salary at the rate that would have been payable to the Judge if he or she had not retired or died.
"child" includes an adopted child.
"eligible child" means:
(a) a child who has not attained the age of 16 years; or
(b) a child who:
(i) has attained the age of 16 years but has not attained the age of 25 years; and
(ii) is receiving full-time education at a school, college or university.
"Family Law Act" means the Family Law Act 1975 of the Commonwealth and includes regulations made under that Act.
further relationship has the meaning in section 3AB.
"Judge" does not include an acting Judge or additional Judge.
"member spouse", in relation to a superannuation interest, means the person who is the member spouse in relation to that interest under Part VIIIB of the Family Law Act.
"non-member spouse", in relation to a superannuation interest, means the person who is the non-member spouse in relation to that interest under Part VIIIB of the Family Law Act .
"prior judicial service", in relation to a Judge or retired Judge means service as a judge of a court constituted by or under the law of another State or Territory or of the Commonwealth (other than service as a Magistrate or a Justice of the Peace) being service prior to the appointment of that person as a Judge.
"retired Judge" means a person who has been a Judge and is or has been in receipt of a pension under this Act.
"retires", in relation to a Judge, means ceases to be a Judge otherwise than by death.
"splitting instrument" means a superannuation agreement, a flag lifting agreement that provides for a payment split, or a splitting order, each within the meaning of Part VIIIB of the Family Law Act .
"superannuation contributions surcharge" means the superannuation contributions surcharge imposed under the Surcharge Act.
"superannuation interest" means an interest that a Judge or former Judge has under this Act.
"Surcharge Act" means the Superannuation Contributions Tax Imposition Act 1997 of the Commonwealth and includes regulations under that Act.
"Surcharge Collection Act" means the Superannuation Contributions Tax (Assessment and Collection) Act 1997 of the Commonwealth and includes regulations under that Act.
surviving partner has the meaning in section 3AA.
(2) For the purposes of this Act, a period of service by a Judge:
(a) as an acting Judge;
(b) as a Judge of the Supreme Court of the Northern Territory constituted by the Northern Territory Supreme Court Act 1961 of the Commonwealth; or
(c) being a period of prior judicial service,
(whether or not immediately before a period of service as a Judge) shall be added to and deemed to be part of the period of service as a Judge.