Northern Territory Numbered Acts

LOCAL COURT (REPEALS AND RELATED AMENDMENTS) ACT 2016 (NO 9 OF 2016) - SECT 76

(1)     Section 7(1), definition magistrate

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(2)     Section 7(1)

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"Local Court Judge", for the Territory, means a Local Court Judge of the Territory.

"magistrate", for another participating jurisdiction, means a magistrate of the jurisdiction under its cross-border laws.

Note for definition magistrate

This definition is affected by section 10.

(3)     Section 7(1), definition prescribed court , paragraph (a)

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    (a)     for the Territory:

        (i)     for the Local Court; or

        (ii)     for the Youth Justice Court; or

(4)     Section 7(1), definition "registrar", paragraph (a)

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    (a)     for the Territory:

        (i)     for the Local Court – a registrar as defined in section 3 of the Local Court Act ; or

        (ii)     for the Youth Justice Court – a person who holds office as a Registrar of the Court; or

(5)     Section 7(1), definition restraining order", paragraph (a)(ii) and "restraining orders laws , paragraph (a)(ii)

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Justices

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Local Court (Criminal Procedure)

(6)     Section 7(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.