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.

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 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(viii) (Repealed)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 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.