Criminal Procedure (Attendance of Witnesses) Act 1996
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3 Interpretation
In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears –
Court means the Supreme Court of Tasmania;
criminal proceeding includes –
(a) a proceeding for contempt of court; and
(b) [Section 3 Amended by No. 29 of 2018, s. 26, Applied:10 Dec 2018] a proceeding under section 357 or 409 of the Criminal Code; and
(c) a hearing on a plea of guilty; and
(ca) [Section 3 Amended by No. 29 of 2018, s. 26, Applied:10 Dec 2018] an application to a single judge or an associate judge made under a provision of the Criminal Code Act 1924 ; and
(d) [Section 3 Amended by No. 29 of 2018, s. 26, Applied:10 Dec 2018] any other proceeding held for the purposes of the criminal jurisdiction of the Court –
[Section 3 Amended by No. 29 of 2018, s. 26, Applied:10 Dec 2018] but does not include an appeal or application to the Court of Criminal Appeal;
final notice means a final notice to a witness issued under section 10 ;
intended witness means a person named as a witness in a preliminary notice or final notice;
preliminary notice means a preliminary notice to a witness issued under section 5 ;
recognisance means a recognisance in force under section 12 ;
means the Registrar of the Court.