3Interpretation

3 Interpretation

(1)  In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears –

the Commonwealth Act means the Mutual Recognition Act 1992 of the Commonwealth;

participating jurisdiction means –

(a) a State for which there is in force an Act of its Parliament that refers to the Parliament of the Commonwealth the power to enact an Act in the terms, or substantially in the terms, of the Commonwealth Act or that adopts the Commonwealth Act , under paragraph (xxxvii) of section 51 of the Commonwealth Constitution ; or

(b) a Territory (being the Australian Capital Territory or the Northern Territory) for which there is in force an Act of its legislature that requests the Parliament of the Commonwealth to enact the Commonwealth Act or that enables the Commonwealth Act to apply in relation to it.

(2)  [Section 3 Subsection (2) omitted by No. 20 of 2021, s. 4, Applied:22 Dec 2021] .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .