Meaning of “proceedings”
4 Meaning of “proceedings”
In this Act, proceedings includes—
any civil proceedings, criminal proceedings or proceedings before a tribunal, and
any cause, matter, action, suit, proceedings, trial, complaint or inquiry of any kind within the jurisdiction of any court or tribunal, and
any proceedings taken in connection with or incidental to proceedings pending before a court or tribunal, and
any interlocutory proceedings or applications, or procedural applications, taken in connection with or incidental to civil proceedings, criminal proceedings or proceedings before a tribunal, and
any calling into question of a decision, whether or not a final decision, of a court or tribunal, and whether by appeal, challenge, review or in another way.
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