15AMeaning of civil proceeding

#### 15A Meaning of civil proceeding (1) In this Act, civil proceeding means any proceeding in a court of the Commonwealth, a State or Territory, other than a criminal proceeding. > Note: The Act only applies to a civil proceeding in respect of which a notice has been given under section 6A. (2) To avoid doubt, each of the following is part of a civil proceeding: (a) any proceeding on an ex parte application (including an application made before pleadings are filed in a court); (b) the discovery, exchange, production, inspection or disclosure of intended evidence, documents or reports; (c) an appeal proceeding; (d) any interlocutory or other proceeding prescribed by regulations for the purposes of this paragraph. (3) To avoid doubt, a re‑hearing, and proceedings relating to the re‑hearing (including those mentioned in subsection (2)), are part of the same civil proceeding as the hearing.