Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2021C00068:section:4:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2021C00068
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 4 (pt 1/2)
Character Range: 7108–9970

4  Interpretation
 (1) In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:
amended: for when an applied Western Australian law is amended, see subsection 8GA(4).
applied Western Australian law means a Western Australian law as in force in the Territory under section 8A.
authority includes a body corporate, or an unincorporated body, established for a public purpose.
Christmas Island means the Island of that name situated in the Indian Ocean in or about latitude 10˚30´ south and longitude 105˚40´ east.
constable means:
 (a) a member or special member of the Australian Federal Police; or
 (b) an officer or special officer of the police force of the Territory.
court officer of Western Australia means a person holding, or performing the functions or duties of, any of the following offices:
 (a) any of the following offices in a court of Western Australia:
 (i) Judge;
 (ii) Magistrate (however described);
 (iii) Master;
 (iv) Registrar (however described);
 (v) Clerk (however described);
 (vi) Sheriff (however described);
 (vii) Bailiff (however described); or
 (b) any of the following offices in the Family Court of Western Australia:
 (i) Marshal;
 (ii) Director of Court Counselling;
 (iii) Collector of Maintenance; or
 (c) the office of Chairman, Deputy Chairman or nominee member of the Worker's Compensation Board of Western Australia; or
 (d) any other office in respect of a court of Western Australia, being an office specified in the regulations.
court of Western Australia means any of the following courts or tribunals:
 (a) the Supreme Court of Western Australia;
 (b) the District Court of Western Australia;
 (c) the Family Court of Western Australia;
 (d) a Court of Petty Sessions of Western Australia;
 (e) a Local Court of Western Australia;
 (f) a coroners' court of Western Australia;
 (g) the Children's Court of Western Australia;
 (h) the Workers' Compensation Board of Western Australia;
 (i) any other court or tribunal specified in the regulations.
jurisdiction includes powers.
laws of the Territory or laws in force in the Territory means the laws in force in the Territory as mentioned in section 7.
Ordinance means an Ordinance made under this Act.
power includes a function or duty, and, in that context exercise means perform.
prison includes a lock‑up or other place of lawful detention.
Registrar means the Registrar, or the Deputy Registrar, of the Supreme Court.
Sheriff means the Sheriff, or a Deputy Sheriff, of the Territory.
State includes a Territory other than the Territory.
the police force of the Territory includes any police force empowered to provide police services under a law in force in the Territory.
the proclaimed date means the date fixed by Proclamation under subsection 2(2).
the Supreme Court means the Supreme Court of the Territory.
the Territory means the Territory of Christmas Island.