Supreme Court Rules 1987

In this Chapter and in

Schedule 3:

accredited interpreter, in relation to an other language, means an interpreter who is certified, registered or recognised as an interpreter for the language by a recognised agency.

accurately means in accordance with the duty of accuracy set out in rule 96.07(2) and clause 4 of the code of conduct.

accused, see rule 81A.01(1).

code of conduct means the Code of Conduct for Interpreters in Legal Proceedings set out in Schedule 3.

interpret means the process by which the meaning of spoken or signed language is conveyed from one language (the source language) to another (the target language) orally or by sign.

other language means a spoken or signed language other than English.

party, to a proceeding, includes an accused in a criminal proceeding.

recognised agency means the following:

(a) the National Accreditation

Authority for Translators and Interpreters (NAATI);

(b) the Aboriginal Interpreter

Service (AIS);

(c) Interpreting and

Translating Service Northern Territory (ITSNT);

(d) any other organisation that is approved by the Chief Justice to be a recognised agency.

sight translate means the process by which an interpreter or translator presents a spoken interpretation of a written text in one language (the source language) into another language (the target language).

translate means the process by which written language is conveyed from one language (the source language) to another (the target language) in the written form.