South Australian Consolidated Acts

ENVIRONMENT, RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT COURT ACT 1993 - SECT 3

3—Interpretation

        (1)         In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears—

"Chief Judge" means the person for the time being holding, or acting in, the office of Chief Judge under the District Court Act 1991 ;

"Court" means the Environment, Resources and Development Court ;

"evidentiary material" means any document, object or substance of evidentiary value in proceedings before the Court and includes any document, object or substance that should, in the opinion of the Court, be produced for the purpose of enabling the Court to determine whether or not it has evidentiary value;

"native title commissioner" means a commissioner with expertise in Aboriginal law, traditions and customs;

"native title jurisdiction" means the jurisdiction of the Court to hear and determine a native title question;

"native title question"—see Part 2 Native Title (South Australia) Act 1994 ;

"registrar" means the Registrar or Deputy Registrar of the Court;

"relevant Act" means—

            (a)         an Act which confers jurisdiction on the Court; or

            (b)         an Act which creates an offence in respect of which jurisdiction is conferred on the Court under this Act;

"rules" means the rules of the Court in force under this Act.

        (2)         The following are members of the Court;

            (a)         any judge appointed to the Court;

            (b)         any magistrate appointed to the Court;

            (c)         the commissioners of the Court.

Note—

For definition of divisional penalties (and divisional expiation fees) see Appendix.