Commonwealth Numbered Acts

AUSTRALIA ACT 1986 No. 142 of 1985 - SECT 16

16. (1) In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears -

"appeal" includes a petition of appeal, and a complaint in the nature of an
appeal;

"appeal to Her Majesty in Council" includes any appeal to Her Majesty;

"Australian court" means a court of a State or any other court of Australia
or of a Territory other than the High Court;

"court" includes a judge, judicial officer or other person acting judicially;

"decision" includes determination, judgment, decree, order or sentence;

"Governor", in relation to a State, includes any person for the time being
administering the government of the State;

"State" means a State of the Commonwealth and includes a new State;

"the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act" means the Act of the
Parliament of the United Kingdom known as the Commonwealth of
Australia Constitution Act;

"the Constitution of the Commonwealth" means the Constitution of the
Commonwealth set forth in section 9 of the Commonwealth of
Australia Constitution Act, being that Constitution as altered and in
force from time to time;

"the Statute of Westminster 1931" means the Act of the Parliament of the
United Kingdom known as the Statute of Westminster 1931.
(2) The expression "a law made by that Parliament" in section 6 above and
the expression "a law made by the Parliament" in section 9 above include, in
relation to the State of Western Australia, the Constitution Act 1889 of that
State.

(3) A reference in this Act to the Parliament of a State includes, in relation
to the State of New South Wales, a reference to the legislature of that State
as constituted from time to time in accordance with the Constitution Act,
1902, or any other Act of that State, whether or not, in relation to any
particular legislative act, the consent of the Legislative Council of that
State is necessary.