Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Corporations (Victoria) Act 1990 - SECT 41

Interpretation

41. Interpretation



(1) In this Division-

civil matter means a matter other than a criminal matter;

Corporations Law has the extended meaning given by subsection (2);



judgment means a judgment, decree or order, whether final or interlocutory;

lower court means a court of a State or Territory that is not a superior
court;

superior court means the Supreme Court of a State or Territory or a State
Family Court;





superior court matter means a civil matter that the Corporations Law clearly
intends (for example, by use of the expression "the Court") to be dealt with
only by a superior court.

(2) In this Division-

   (a)  a reference to the Corporations Law of Victoria includes a reference
        to-

   (i)  the Corporations Regulations of Victoria; and

   (ii) the ASIC Law of Victoria; and

   (iii) the ASIC Regulations of Victoria; and

   (iv) any other applicable provisions (as defined in section 3) of Victoria;
        and

   (v)  this Act; and

   (vi) regulations made under this Act; and

   (vii) rules of court made by the Supreme Court of Victoria because of a
        provision of this Act; and

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   (ix) rules of court applied by the Supreme Court of another State, or of
        the Capital Territory, or a State Family Court of another State, when
        exercising jurisdiction conferred by this Division (including
        jurisdiction conferred by virtue of any previous application or
        applications of this subparagraph); and

   (b)  a reference to the Corporations Law of another State or of the Capital
        Territory is a reference to the Corporations Law of that other State
        or of the Capital Territory within the meaning of the law of that
        other State or the Capital Territory corresponding to this Division.