South Australian Current Acts

SHERIFF'S ACT 1978 - SECT 4

4—Interpretation

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

"Administrator" means the person for the time being holding or acting in the office of the State Courts Administrator under the Courts Administration Act 1993 ;

"court" means—

            (a)         the Supreme Court; or

            (b)         the District Court; or

            (ba)         the Environment, Resources and Development Court; or

            (c)         the Magistrates Court; or

            (d)         the Youth Court of South Australia;

"judge" includes a magistrate or a justice;

"participating body" means—

            (a)         a participating court within the meaning of the Courts Administration Act 1993 ;

            (b)         a person or body declared by regulation to be a participating body;

"premises of a participating body" means—

            (a)         any premises or place occupied in connection with the operation of a participating body (whether on a permanent or temporary basis), including—

                  (i)         the precincts and immediate environs of the premises or place and adjacent carparks and footpaths; and

                  (ii)         laneways between or abutting the premises or place; and

                  (iii)         any premises or place at which the body is conducting a view or inspection for the purposes of proceedings;

            (b)         court buildings and the exit and entry points and steps to those buildings;

"principal officer"—

            (a)         in relation to a participating body that is a participating court within the meaning of the Courts Administration Act 1993 —means the judicial head of the participating court;

            (b)         in relation to any other participating body—means the officer designated by regulation as the principal officer of the body for the purposes of this Act;

"proceedings" includes any form of inquiry, examination or proceeding conducted by or before a participating body;

"restricted item" means—

            (a)         an explosive, an explosive device or an incendiary device;

            (b)         a dangerous article, offensive weapon or prohibited weapon, in each case within the meaning of section 21A of the Summary Offences Act 1953 ;

            (ba)         a firearm within the meaning of the Firearms Act 2015 ;

            (c)         an item that a person is prohibited from using or possessing while on the premises (or a particular part of the premises) of a participating body by rules of the body or by direction of the body or a member of the body given generally or in a specific case;

            (d)         any other item that is reasonably capable of being used to jeopardise the security of persons or property or the orderly conduct of proceedings;

"security officer" means—

            (a)         the sheriff;

            (b)         a deputy sheriff;

            (c)         a sheriff's officer appointed by the sheriff to be a security officer;

            (d)         a police officer authorised in accordance with an arrangement under section 9D to exercise the powers of a security officer.

        (2)         For the purposes of this Act, a person is required by law to attend the premises of a participating body if, and only if—

            (a)         the person is brought to the premises in lawful custody; or

            (b)         the person attends the premises as required by the terms or conditions of a bail agreement; or

            (c)         the person attends the premises in obedience to an order, summons, subpoena, or any other process having the same effect as a summons or subpoena, made or issued by the participating body or a member or officer of the participating body; or

            (d)         the person attends the premises in obedience to a summons under the Juries Act 1927 .