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### 41 Interpretation
> > (1) *\[Section 41 Subsection (1) substituted by No. 33 of 1995, s. 5 \]*In this Division –
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> > > ***civil matter*** means a matter other than a criminal matter;
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> > > ***Corporations Law*** has the extended meaning given by [subsection (2)](#GS41@Gs2@EN) ;
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> > > ***judgment*** means a judgment, decree or order, whether final or interlocutory;
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> > > ***lower court*** means a court of a State or Territory that is not a superior court;
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> > [*\[Section 41 Subsection (1) amended by No. 11 of 2001, s. 17, Applied:01 Jun 2001\]*](/view/html/inforce/2001-06-01/act-2001-011#GS17@Hpa@EN)
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> > > [*\[Section 41 Subsection (1) amended by No. 11 of 2001, s. 17, Applied:01 Jun 2001\]*](/view/html/inforce/2001-06-01/act-2001-011#GS17@Hpa@EN) ***superior court*** means the Supreme Court of a State or Territory or a State Family Court;
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> > > ***superior court matter*** means a civil matter that the [Corporations Law](#GS41@Gs2@EN) clearly intends (for example, by use of the expression "the Court") to be dealt with only by a superior court.
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> > (2) *\[Section 41 Subsection (2) amended by No. 5 of 1992, s. 6 \]*In this Division –
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> > > > (a) a reference to the [Corporations Law of Tasmania](#GS7@EN) includes a reference to –
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> > > > > > (i) the Corporations Regulations of Tasmania; and
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> > > > > > (ii) [*\[Section 41 Subsection (2) amended by No. 74 of 1999, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jan 2000\]*](/view/html/inforce/2000-01-01/act-1999-074#JS1@Ja1@GC7@Hpa@EN) the ASIC Law of Tasmania; and
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> > > > > > (iii) [*\[Section 41 Subsection (2) amended by No. 74 of 1999, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jan 2000\]*](/view/html/inforce/2000-01-01/act-1999-074#JS1@Ja1@GC7@Hpb@EN) the ASIC Regulations of Tasmania; and
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> > > > > > (iv) any other applicable provisions (as defined in [section 3](#GS3@EN) ) of Tasmania; and
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> > > > > > (v) this Act; and
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> > > > > > (vi) regulations made under this Act; and
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> > > > > > (vii) rules of court made by the Supreme Court of Tasmania because of a provision of this Act; and
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> > > > > > (viii) [*\[Section 41 Subsection (2) amended by No. 11 of 2001, s. 17, Applied:01 Jun 2001\]*](/view/html/inforce/2001-06-01/act-2001-011#GS17@Hpb@EN) . . . . . . . .
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> > > > > > (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
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> > > > (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.