MAGISTRATES COURT (CIVIL DIVISION) ACT 1992 - SECT 3 Interpretation
MAGISTRATES COURT (CIVIL DIVISION) ACT 1992 - SECT 3
Interpretation
In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears action means an action brought under this Act;Administrator means the Administrator of the Magistrates Court;assistant bailiff means a person appointed under section 15A ;bailiff means a person appointed under section 15 and includes an assistant bailiff;civil division means the Magistrates Court (Civil Division) established by this Act;Court means the Magistrates Court exercising its civil jurisdiction in the civil division;district means the area serviced by a registry;law practice has the same meaning as in the Legal Profession Act 2007 ;Magistrates Court means the Magistrates Court established by the Magistrates Court Act 1987 ;Magistrates Rule Committee means the committee referred to in section 15AC of the Magistrates Court Act 1987 ;minor civil claim means (a) a claim or counterclaim for damages, or for the payment of money, if the amount claimed does not exceed $5 000 or any other amount as may be prescribed for the purpose of this definition; or(b) any other claim prescribed in the regulations to be a minor civil claim;practitioner means an Australian legal practitioner;prescribed amount means $50 000;process means any document required to be filed, issued, given or served under this Act;registrar means the Administrator, a district registrar or a deputy district registrar;registry means a registry of the Magistrates Court;regulations means the regulations made and in force under this Act;rules of court means rules of court made for this Act by the Magistrates Rule Committee.