Local Court Act 2007

acting Judge means a person appointed under this Act to act as a Judge.

Assessor means a person appointed under section 17 (1) to be an Assessor of the Local Court.

Chief Judge means the person appointed under this Act to be the Chief Judge of the Local Court.

civil jurisdiction, in relation to the Local Court, means the jurisdiction referred to in section 9 (a).

Court means the Local Court constituted by section 7 (1).

criminal jurisdiction, in relation to the Local Court, means the jurisdiction referred to in section 9 (c).

criminal proceedings means proceedings against a person for an offence (whether summary or indictable), and includes the following—

but does not include the following—

Deputy Chief Judge means a person appointed under this Act to be a Deputy Chief Judge of the Local Court.

designated place means a place at which sittings of the Local Court are to be held in accordance with section 22 (1).

exercise a function includes perform a duty.

function includes power, authority and duty.

government sector has the same meaning as it has in the Government Sector Employment Act 2013.

Judge means a person appointed under this Act to be a Judge of the Local Court.

mandatory judicial retirement age means the maximum age at which a Judge is required by law to retire.

part-time Judge means a person—

practice note means a practice note issued under section 27.

Rule Committee means the Local Court Rule Committee established under section 25.

rules means the rules made under section 26.

special jurisdiction, in relation to the Local Court, means the jurisdiction referred to in section 9 (b).

Note.

The Interpretation Act 1987 contains definitions and other provisions that affect the interpretation and application of this Act.

Note.

In the notes to this Act, LCA 1982 means the Local Courts Act 1982, CPA means the Civil Procedure Act 2005 and DCA means the District Court Act 1973.