Vexatious Proceedings Act 2006

(a) for civil proceedings – the taking of a step or the making of an application that may be necessary before the proceedings can be started against a party; and

(b) for proceedings before a tribunal – the taking of a step or the making of an application that may be necessary before the proceedings can be started before the tribunal; and

(c) for criminal proceedings – the making of a complaint, the laying of an information or the obtaining of a warrant for the arrest of an alleged offender; and

(d) for civil or criminal proceedings or proceedings before a tribunal – the taking of a step or the making of an application that may be necessary to start an appeal in relation to the proceedings or to a decision made in the course of the proceedings.

(2) A reference in this Act to instituting proceedings includes a reference to instituting: