3Definitions

3 Definitions

3 Definitions

(1) In this Act—

acting Judge means a person appointed under this Act to act as a Judge.

Assessor means a person appointed under section 17 (1) to be an Assessor of the Local Court.

Chief Judge means the person appointed under this Act to be the Chief Judge of the Local Court.

civil jurisdiction, in relation to the Local Court, means the jurisdiction referred to in section 9 (a).

Court means the Local Court constituted by section 7 (1).

criminal jurisdiction, in relation to the Local Court, means the jurisdiction referred to in section 9 (c).

criminal proceedings means proceedings against a person for an offence (whether summary or indictable), and includes the following—

(a) committal proceedings,

(b) proceedings relating to bail,

(c) proceedings relating to sentence,

(d) proceedings for the review of a conviction or sentence under the Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act 2001,

but does not include the following—

(e) proceedings on an application for an order under the Crimes (Forensic Procedures) Act 2000,

(f) proceedings on an application for an order, or an application to vary or revoke any such order, under the Child Protection (Offenders Prohibition Orders) Act 2004,

(g) proceedings on an application for an order under Part 16A of the Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002,

(h) applications for an order under section 3E or 3F of the Child Protection (Offenders Registration) Act 2000,

(i) proceedings on an appeal against an order under section 282I of the Fisheries Management Act 1994.

Deputy Chief Judge means a person appointed under this Act to be a Deputy Chief Judge of the Local Court.

designated place means a place at which sittings of the Local Court are to be held in accordance with section 22 (1).