sec.3Definitions

### sec.3 Definitions In this Act— action means a civil proceeding commenced by plaint. ADR convenor ... s 3 def ADR convenor ins 1995 No. 23 s 11 (3) om 2011 No. 45 s 119 (1) ADR costs ... s 3 def ADR costs ins 1995 No. 23 s 11 (3) om 2011 No. 45 s 119 (1) ADR dispute ... s 3 def ADR dispute ins 1995 No. 23 s 11 (3) om 2011 No. 45 s 119 (1) ADR process ... s 3 def ADR process ins 1995 No. 23 s 11 (3) om 2011 No. 45 s 119 (1) approval ... s 3 def approval ins 1997 No. 38 s 40 (1) om 2010 No. 42 s 31 (1) Australian lawyer see the Legal Profession Act 2007 , schedule 2 . s 3 def Australian lawyer ins 2004 No. 11 s 596 sch 1 amd 2007 No. 24 s 770 sch 1 case appraisal ... s 3 def case appraisal ins 1995 No. 23 s 11 (3) om 2011 No. 45 s 119 (1) case appraiser ... s 3 def case appraiser ins 1995 No. 23 s 11 (3) sub 2010 No. 42 s 31 om 2011 No. 45 s 119 (1) Chief Justice means the Chief Justice of Queensland or the acting Chief Justice of Queensland. Court or District Court ... s 3 def Court or District Court om 2001 No. 80 s 94 sch 2 court means the District Court of Queensland. s 3 def court ins 2001 No. 80 s 94 sch 2 deputy sheriff means a deputy sheriff appointed under the Supreme Court of Queensland Act 1991 . s 3 def deputy sheriff ins 2011 No. 45 s 119 (2) dispute ... s 3 def dispute ins 1995 No. 23 s 11 (3) om 2011 No. 45 s 119 (1) district means a district of the District Court declared under section 7 . s 3 def district sub 2002 No. 34 s 10 sch 1 District Court means the District Court of Queensland. s 3 def District Court ins 2001 No. 80 s 94 sch 2 District Court judge means a judge of the District Court of Queensland. s 3 def District Court judge ins 2001 No. 80 s 94 sch 2 District Court jurisdiction Act ... s 3 def District Court jurisdiction Act ins 1995 No. 23 s 11 (3) (amd 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1 ) amd 2001 No. 80 s 94 sch 2 om 2013 No. 8 s 43 sch 1 pt 2 enforcement warrant means an enforcement warrant under the Civil Proceedings Act 2011 , section 90 . s 3 def enforcement warrant ins 2011 No. 45 s 119 (2) goods includes money or bank notes, and cheques, bills of exchange, promissory notes, specialties, or other securities for money. incorporated legal practice see the Legal Profession Act 2007 , schedule 2 . s 3 def incorporated legal practice ins 2004 No. 11 s 596 sch 1 amd 2007 No. 24 s 770 sch 1 judge means a judge of the District Court of Queensland. s 3 def judge ins 2001 No. 80 s 94 sch 2 judge or District Court judge ... s 3 def judge or District Court judge om 2001 No. 80 s 94 sch 2 judgment includes a judgment, order, or other decision or determination of the court. s 3 def judgment amd 2002 No. 34 s 10 sch 1 judicial registrar ... s 3 def judicial registrar ins 1998 No. 20 s 27 sch 2 om 2011 No. 45 s 119 (1) landlord means the person entitled to the immediate reversion of land, or, if it is held in joint tenancy, coparcenary, or tenancy in common, any 1 of the persons entitled to the reversion. lawyer means an Australian lawyer who, under the Legal Profession Act 2007 , may engage in legal practice in this State. s 3 def lawyer ins 2004 No. 11 s 596 sch 1 amd 2007 No. 24 s 770 sch 1 Magistrates Court ... s 3 def Magistrates Court om 1995 No. 23 s 11 (2) (amd 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1 ) Magistrates Courts district means a district appointed under the Justices Act 1886 for the purpose of Magistrates Courts constituted under that Act. matter means a proceeding in the Court commenced otherwise than by plaint. mediation ... s 3 def mediation ins 1995 No. 23 s 11 (3) om 2011 No. 45 s 119 (1) mediator ... s 3 def mediator ins 1995 No. 23 s 11 (3) amd 1997 No. 38 s 40 (2) sub 2010 No. 42 s 31 om 2011 No. 45 s 119 (1) mentally ill person ... s 3 def mentally ill person om 2000 No. 16 s 590 sch 1 pt 2 party ... s 3 def party om 1995 No. 23 s 11 (2) ins 1995 No. 23 s 11 (3) (amd 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1 ) om 2011 No. 45 s 119 (1) precincts , of the District Court, means any land or building, or the part of any land or building, used for the purposes of the court. s 3 def precincts ins 1997 No. 38 s 40 (1) amd 2001 No. 80 s 94 sch 2 referring court ... s 3 def referring court ins 1995 No. 23 s 11 (3) amd 2002 No. 34 s 10 sch 1 om 2011 No. 45 s 119 (1) referring order ... s 3 def referring order ins 1995 No. 23 s 11 (3) om 2011 No. 45 s 119 (1) registrar includes the principal registrar appointed under section 36 . s 3 def registrar sub 1998 No. 20 s 27 sch 2 amd 2008 No. 59 s 36 sch sub 2011 No. 45 s 119 reserve judge means a person appointed as a reserve judge of the District Court under section 18 . s 3 def reserve judge ins 2024 No. 47 s 60A retired District Court judge means a person who— has been a judge of the District Court; and has not reached 78 years of age. s 3 def retired District Court judge ins 2024 No. 47 s 60A rules means the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 1999 . s 3 def rules ins 1995 No. 23 s 11 (3) sub 1998 No. 20 s 27 sch 2 amd 2007 No. 37 s 49 sch rules of court ... s 3 def rules of court om 1995 No. 23 s 11 (2) (amd 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1 ) sheriff means the Sheriff of Queensland appointed under the Supreme Court of Queensland Act 1991 . s 3 def sheriff ins 2011 No. 45 s 119 (2) s 3 amd 1991 No. 68 s 111 sch 2 ; 1995 No. 23 ss 10 sch 1 , 11 (1) - (a) has been a judge of the District Court; and - (b) has not reached 78 years of age.