41Interpretation

#### 41 Interpretation 41 Interpretation > > (1) In this Division— > > > > civil matter means a matter other than a criminal matter. > > > > Commonwealth authority means an authority or body (whether incorporated or not) that is established or continued in existence by or under an Act of the Commonwealth. > > > > Corporations Law has the extended meaning given by subsection (2). > > > > judgment means a judgment, decree or order, whether final or interlocutory. > > > > lower court means a court of a State or Territory that is not a superior court. > > > > officer of the Commonwealth has the same meaning as in section 75 (v) of the [Commonwealth Constitution](http://www.legislation.gov.au/). > > > > superior court means the Supreme Court of a State or Territory or a State Family Court. > > > > superior court matter means a civil matter that the [Corporations Law](/view/html/inforce/current/sl-1999-0703) clearly intends (for example, by use of the expression “the Court”) to be dealt with only by a superior court. > > > (2) In this Division— > > > > > (a) a reference to the Corporations Law of New South Wales includes a reference to— > > > > > > > (i) the Corporations Regulations of New South Wales, and > > > > > > > (ii) the ASIC Law of New South Wales, and > > > > > > > (iii) the ASIC Regulations of New South Wales, and > > > > > > > (iv) any other applicable provisions (as defined in section 3) of New South Wales, and > > > > > > > (v) this Act, and > > > > > > > (vi) regulations made under this Act, and > > > > > > > (vii) rules of court made by the Supreme Court of New South Wales because of a provision of this Act, and > > > > > > > (viii) (Repealed) > > > > > > > (ix) rules of court applied by the Supreme Court of another State, or of the Capital Territory, or a State Family Court of another State, when exercising jurisdiction conferred by this Division (including jurisdiction conferred by virtue of any previous application or applications of this subparagraph), and > > > > > (b) a reference to the Corporations Law of another State or of the Capital Territory is a reference to the [Corporations Law](/view/html/inforce/current/sl-1999-0703) of that other State or of the Capital Territory within the meaning of the law of that other State or the Capital Territory corresponding to this Division. > > **s 41:** Am 1991 No 52, Sch 1 (3); 1995 No 20, Sch 1 (2); 2000 No 80, Sch 1.4 \[7\]–\[9\].