Northern Territory Numbered Acts

LOCAL COURT (REPEALS AND RELATED AMENDMENTS) ACT 2016 (NO 9 OF 2016) - SECT 46

(1)     Section 3(1), definitions "court", Judge and justice

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(2)     Section 3(1)

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"court" means:

    (a)     the Supreme Court; or

    (b)     the Local Court; or

    (c)     the Youth Justice Court continued in existence by section 45 of the Youth Justice Act ; or

    (d)     a Supreme Court Judge, Local Court Judge or justice of the peace not sitting as a court.

Supreme Court Judge means:

    (a)     a Judge of the Supreme Court; or

    (b)     if the Rules of Court made under the Supreme Court Act permit the Master of the Supreme Court to exercise the powers of the Supreme Court under this Act – the Master of the Supreme Court.

(3)     Section 3(1), definition "appeal", paragraph (a)

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Justices

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Local Court (Criminal Procedure)

(4)     Section 3(1), definition "conviction", paragraphs (a) to (c), after " Act "

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    (repealed)

(5)     Section 3(1), definition Supreme Court , after "a"

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Supreme Court

(6)     Section 3(1), at the end

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Note for subsection (1)

The Interpretation Act contains definitions and other provisions that may be relevant to this Act.

(7)     Section 3(2)(c)

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Justices Act to a court

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Local Court (Criminal Procedure) Act to the Local Court

(8)     Section 3(2)(e)

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Court of Summary Jurisdiction

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Local Court