Western Australian Current Acts

MAGISTRATES COURT ACT 2004 - SECT 3

3 .         Terms used

                In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears —

        case means proceedings in the Court involving or in connection with the Court’s civil or criminal jurisdiction;

        Chief Magistrate means the Chief Magistrate appointed under Schedule 1 clause 6(1) or a person who under Schedule 1 clause 8(2) is performing the functions of the Chief Magistrate;

        Court means the Magistrates Court of Western Australia established by section 4;

        Court officer means a magistrate, a JP when constituting the Court, or a registrar when performing functions delegated to a registrar under section 28;

        courtroom includes a place where the Court is sitting;

        deal with includes to hear and determine;

        document means any record that is or is capable of being put on paper;

        JP means Justice of the Peace;

        magistrate means a person appointed under Schedule 1 as a magistrate of the Court;

        prescribed means prescribed by regulations made under this Act;

        record means any thing or process —

            (a)         on or by which information is recorded or stored; or

            (b)         by means of which a meaning can be conveyed by any means in a visible or recoverable form,

        whether or not the use or assistance of some electronic, electrical, mechanical, chemical or other device or process is required to recover or convey the information or meaning;

        registrar means a person appointed under section 26 as the Principal Registrar, a registrar or a deputy registrar;

        rules of court means rules of court made under section 39.