Northern Territory Numbered Acts

LOCAL COURT (REPEALS AND RELATED AMENDMENTS) ACT 2016 (NO 9 OF 2016) - SECT 6

(1)     Section 4

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, unless the contrary intention appears

(2)     Section 4, definitions "clerk", Court of Summary Jurisdiction or Court , "guardian", minor indictable offence , simple offence and Special Act

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(3)     Section 4

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"Court" means the Local Court.

"courtroom" means a room or other place where the Court is sitting or where a person who is participating in proceedings is located.

"Court venue" means a place approved under section 24 of the Local Court Act .

"indictable offence", see section 3(2) of the Criminal Code.

"JP" means a justice of the peace appointed under section 5 of the Justices of the Peace Act .

Note for definition JP

JP does not include a Judge, registrar or other person who is a justice of the peace by reason of holding an office mentioned in Schedule 1 to the Justices of the Peace Act.

"Judge "means a Local Court Judge.

"registrar", see section 3 of the Local Court Act .

"relevant registrar", in relation to a charge, means the registrar at the place approved under section 24 of the Local Court Act at which the charge is being dealt with.

"summary offence", see section 3(3) of the Criminal Code.

(4)     Section 4, definition "complaint", paragraph (a)

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    (a)     in relation to a charge of an indictable offence that is dealt with summarily – includes the information laid in respect of the charge; and

(5)     Section 4, definition "defendant", paragraph (aa), after "Part VII"

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, Division 3

(6)     Section 4, at the end

Note for section 4

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