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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.