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Magistrates Courts Act 1921
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### sec.2 Definitions
In this Act—
action includes an action and proceedings in replevin or interpleader and garnishee proceedings.
action for a small debt ...
s 2 def action for a small debt ins 1975 No. 23 s 3
amd 1982 No. 51 s 7 ; 1989 No. 40 s 18
om 1998 No. 20 s 27 sch 2
ADR convenor ...
s 2 def ADR convenor ins 1995 No. 23 s 18 (2)
om 2011 No. 45 s 168 (1)
ADR costs ...
s 2 def ADR costs ins 1995 No. 23 s 18 (2)
om 2011 No. 45 s 168 (1)
ADR dispute ...
s 2 def ADR dispute ins 1995 No. 23 s 18 (2)
om 2011 No. 45 s 168 (1)
ADR process ...
s 2 def ADR process ins 1995 No. 23 s 18 (2)
om 2011 No. 45 s 168 (1)
approval ...
s 2 def approval ins 1997 No. 38 s 72 (1)
om 2010 No. 42 s 155 (1)
case appraisal ...
s 2 def case appraisal ins 1995 No. 23 s 18 (2)
om 2011 No. 45 s 168 (1)
case appraiser ...
s 2 def case appraiser ins 1995 No. 23 s 18 (2)
sub 2010 No. 42 s 155
om 2011 No. 45 s 168 (1)
conciliation process see section 42D .
s 2 def conciliation process ins 2007 No. 23 s 57 (2)
conciliator means a person approved as a conciliator under section 42S or 42T .
s 2 def conciliator ins 2007 No. 23 s 57 (2)
dispute , for part 5A , means a dispute that is the subject of an employment claim.
s 2 def dispute ins 1995 No. 23 s 18 (2)
sub 2007 No. 23 s 57 (1) – (2) ; 2011 No. 45 s 168
district means a district appointed under the Justices Act 1886 for the purposes of a Magistrates Court.
s 2 def district sub 1964 No. 32 s 3 sch ; 1993 No. 39 s 3 sch
employment claim see section 42B .
s 2 def employment claim ins 2007 No. 23 s 57 (2)
Justice ...
s 2 def Justice om 1993 No. 39 s 3 sch
lawyer means an Australian lawyer who, under the Legal Profession Act 2007 , may engage in legal practice in this State.
s 2 def lawyer ins 2004 No. 11 s 596 sch 1
amd 2007 No. 24 s 770 sch 1
Magistrates Court ...
s 2 def Magistrates Court or Court amd 1964 No. 32 s 3 sch
om 1993 No. 39 s 3 sch
Magistrates Courts jurisdiction Act ...
s 2 def Magistrates Courts jurisdiction Act ins 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1
om 1998 No. 20 s 27 sch 2
mediation ...
s 2 def mediation ins 1995 No. 23 s 18 (2)
om 2011 No. 45 s 168 (1)
mediator ...
s 2 def mediator ins 1995 No. 23 s 18 (2)
amd 1997 No. 38 s 72 (2)
sub 2010 No. 42 s 155
om 2011 No. 45 s 168 (1)
Minister ...
s 2 def Minister ins 1990 No. 80 s 3 sch 6
om 1993 No. 39 s 3 sch
minor claim ...
s 2 def minor claim ins 1998 No. 20 s 27 sch 2
om 2009 No. 24 s 1560
minor debt claim ...
s 2 def minor debt claim ins 1998 No. 20 s 27 sch 2
om 2009 No. 24 s 1560
party means a party to a dispute.
s 2 def party ins 1995 No. 23 s 18 (2)
prescribed ...
s 2 def prescribed om 1993 No. 39 s 3 sch
prescribed limit means $150,000.
s 2 def prescribed limit ins 2010 No. 26 s 98
referring court , for a conciliation process, means the Magistrates Court the registrar of which appointed a conciliator for the dispute.
s 2 def referring court , for a conciliation process, ins 2007 No. 23 s 57 (2)
referring court, of a mediation or case appraisal ...
s 2 def referring court , of a mediation or case appraisal, ins 1995 No. 23 s 18 (2)
om 2011 No. 45 s 168 (1)
referring order ...
s 2 def referring order ins 1995 No. 23 s 18 (2)
amd 2000 No. 46 s 3 sch
om 2011 No. 45 s 168 (1)
registrar ...
s 2 def registrar sub 1964 No. 32 s 3 sch
om 1993 No. 39 s 3 sch
relevant organisation , for a person, means an organisation within the meaning of the Industrial Relations Act 2016 , schedule 5 , of which the person is a member or is eligible to become a member.
s 2 def relevant organisation ins 2007 No. 23 s 57 (2)
amd 2016 No. 63 s 1157 sch 6
rules means the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 1999 .
s 2 def rules ins 1995 No. 23 s 18 (2)
sub 1998 No. 20 s 27 sch 2
amd 2010 No. 42 s 154 sch
rules of court ...
s 2 def rules of court om 1993 No. 39 s 3 sch
Small Debts Court ...
s 2 def Small Debts Court ins 1995 No. 23 s 18 (2)
om 1998 No. 20 s 27 sch 2
this Act ...
s 2 def this Act om 1993 No. 39 s 3 sch
s 2 amd 1995 No. 23 s 18 (1)