The examples in this Act assume the following 3 regions:
1 The examples in this Act assume the following 3 regions:
a region straddling the State’s borders with South Australia and the Northern Territory (the WA/SA/NT region);
a region straddling the State’s border with South Australia (the WA/SA region);
a region straddling the State’s border with the Northern Territory (the WA/NT region).
2. A person may have a connection with more than one cross‑border region. An office holder or prescribed court of the State may deal with the person under the State’s cross border laws on the basis of the person’s connection with one or another of those regions, having regard to what best facilitates the administration of justice in those regions.
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