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#### 3 Definitions 3 Definitions > > (1) In this Act, except in so far as the context or subject-matter otherwise indicates or requires— > > > > Chairperson means the Chairperson of the Conduct Division. > > > > Commission means the Judicial Commission of New South Wales constituted by this Act. > > > > complaint means a complaint under Part 6 about a judicial officer. > > > > Conduct Division means the Conduct Division of the Commission. > > > > judicial officer means (except in Part 7A)— > > > > > (a) a Judge or associate Judge of the Supreme Court, > > > > > (b) a member, including a judicial member, of the Industrial Relations Commission, > > > > > (c) a Judge of the Land and Environment Court, > > > > > (d) a Judge of the District Court, > > > > > (e) the President of the Children’s Court, > > > > > (f) a Judge of the Local Court, > > > > > (g) (Repealed) > > > > > (h) the President of the Civil and Administrative Tribunal. > > > > President means the President of the Commission. > > > > regulations means regulations under this Act. > > > (2) In this Act— > > > > > (a) a reference to a function includes a reference to a power, authority and duty, and > > > > > (b) a reference to the exercise of a function includes, where the function is a duty, a reference to the performance of the duty. > > > (3) In this Act, a reference to the Chief Justice or the holder of any other judicial office includes a reference to an Acting Chief Justice or a person duly exercising the functions of or appointed to act in that other office. > > > (3A) This Act extends to acting appointments to a judicial office, whether made with or without a specific term. > > > (4) (Repealed) > > > (5) In this Act, a reference to the relevant head of jurisdiction is a reference to— > > > > > (a) the Chief Justice, in relation to a Judge or associate Judge of the Supreme Court, > > > > > (b) the President of the Industrial Relations Commission, in relation to a member of that Commission, > > > > > (c) the Chief Judge of another court, in relation to a Judge of the other court. > > > > > (d) (Repealed) > > > (5A) In this Act, a reference to a Judge of the Local Court includes a reference to— > > > > > (a) a Children’s Judge of the Children’s Court, and > > > > > (b) an Industrial Local Court Judge. > > > (6) In this Act, all references to the Governor are references to the Governor with the advice of the Executive Council. > > > (7) The Chairperson may be referred to as the Chairman or Chairwoman, as the case requires. > > > (8) Notes included in this Act do not form part of this Act. > > **s 3:** Am 1987 No 22, Sch 1 (1); 1987 No 273, Sch 1; 1991 No 34, Sch 3; 1996 No 17, Sch 5; 1997 No 77, Sch 6.3 \[1\]; 2002 No 23, Sch 1.4 \[1\] \[2\]; 2005 No 31, Sch 14.3 \[1\] \[2\]; 2005 No 98, Sch 3.35 \[1\]; 2006 No 34, Sch 1 \[1\]; 2007 No 92, Sch 4.9; 2009 No 13, Sch 2.4 \[1\]; 2009 No 117, Sch 1 \[1\]; 2013 No 2, sec 36 (1); 2013 No 95, Sch 2.87 \[1\]; 2016 No 48, Sch 2.24 \[1\]–\[3\]; 2018 No 87, Sch 2.4 \[1\]; 2023 No 41, Sch 2.23\[1\] \[2\]; 2025 No 61, Sch 2.55\[1\]–\[5\].