3Definitions

3 Definitions

3 Definitions

(1) In this Act, except in so far as the context or subject-matter otherwise indicates or requires—

Chief Judge has the same meaning as in the Local Court Act 2007.

Children’s Judge means a person appointed under this Act to be a Children’s Judge.

Children’s Registrar means a person employed as a Children’s Registrar as referred to in section 10A.

President means the person appointed under section 6A as the President of the Children’s Court.

rule means a rule made under this Act.

the Court means the Children’s Court of New South Wales constituted by this Act.

(2) In this Act—

(a) a reference to a function includes a reference to a power, authority and duty, and

(b) a reference to the exercise of a function includes, where the function is a duty, a reference to the performance of the duty.

s 3: Am 1987 No 268, Sch 1 (1); 1998 No 158, Sch 1 [1] [2]; 2007 No 94, Sch 1.11 [1]; 2009 No 13, Sch 2.2 [1]; 2025 No 61, Sch 2.11[1].