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Acts Interpretation Act 1901
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2J Documents commencing proceedings
A reference in a provision of an Act to any one or more of the following in connection with court proceedings:
(a) a summons;
(b) an information;
(c) a claim;
(d) a complaint;
(e) a declaration;
is taken to include a reference to any document through which proceedings may be instituted in a court.
Note: An example of such a document is a court attendance notice under the Criminal Procedure Act 1986 of New South Wales.