In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears –

Australian court or tribunal means a court or tribunal of the Commonwealth or of a State or Territory and includes a body prescribed in the regulations for the purposes of this definition;

Court means the Supreme Court;

decision includes determination;

institute , in relation to proceedings, includes –

(a) for civil proceedings, the taking of a step or the making of an application that may be necessary before proceedings can be started against or in relation to a party; and

(b) for proceedings before a tribunal, the taking of a step or the making of an application that may be necessary before proceedings can be started before the tribunal; and

(c) for criminal proceedings, the making of a complaint or the obtaining of a warrant for the arrest of an alleged offender; and

(d) for civil or criminal proceedings or proceedings before a tribunal, the taking of a step or the making of an application that may be necessary to start an appeal in relation to the proceedings or to a decision made in the course of the proceedings;

order includes declaration and injunction;

proceedings includes –

(a) any cause, matter, action, suit, proceeding, trial, complaint or inquiry of any kind; and

(b) any proceedings, including interlocutory proceedings, taken in connection with or incidental to proceedings pending before a court or tribunal; and

(c) any calling into question of a decision, whether or not a final decision, of a court or tribunal, and whether by appeal, challenge, review or in another way;

proceedings of a particular type includes –

(a) proceedings in relation to a particular matter; and

(b) proceedings against a particular person; and

(c) proceedings in a particular court or tribunal;

vexatious proceedings includes –

(a) proceedings that are an abuse of the process of a court or tribunal; and

(b) proceedings instituted to harass or annoy, to cause delay or detriment, or for another wrongful purpose; and

(c) proceedings instituted or pursued without reasonable ground; and

(d) proceedings conducted in a way so as to harass or annoy, cause delay or detriment, or achieve another wrongful purpose;

vexatious proceedings order means an order made under section 6(2) .