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Criminal Procedure Act 1986
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#### 171 Definitions
171 Definitions
> > (1) In this Chapter—
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> > court means a court to which the relevant provision of this Chapter applies and includes (where applicable) an Industrial Local Court Judge.
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> > Judge includes a judge of the Supreme Court, the Land and Environment Court and the Court of Coal Mines Regulation and the President or a judicial member of the Industrial Relations Commission and any other person of a class prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this definition.
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> > Judge of the Local Court includes—
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> > > (a) an Industrial Local Court Judge, and
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> > > (b) any other person of a class prescribed by the regulations.
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> > registrar means—
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> > > (a) in the case of proceedings before the Local Court, the relevant registrar of the Local Court,
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> > > (b) (Repealed)
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> > > (c) in the case of proceedings before an Industrial Local Court Judge, the relevant registrar of the Local Court,
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> > > (d) (Repealed)
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> > > (e) in the case of proceedings before any other court to which Parts 2–4 apply, the person prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this definition.
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> > (2) A reference to a Judge in Part 4 includes, where applicable, a Judge of the Local Court.
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> **s 171:** Ins 2001 No 119, Sch 1 \[82\]. Am 2007 No 92, Sch 4.5 \[4\] \[5\]; 2007 No 94, Sch 1.28 \[5\] \[6\]; 2008 No 107, Sch 29.4 \[6\] \[7\]; 2016 No 48, Sch 2.13 \[5\]; 2023 No 41, Sch 2.13\[4\]; 2025 No 61, Sch 2.31\[14\]–\[16\].