Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2022C00001:section:15a
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2022C00001
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 15A
Character Range: 22673–23620

15A  Meaning of civil proceeding
 (1) In this Act, civil proceeding means any proceeding in a court of the Commonwealth, a State or Territory, other than a criminal proceeding.
Note: The Act only applies to a civil proceeding in respect of which a notice has been given under section 6A.
 (2) To avoid doubt, each of the following is part of a civil proceeding:
 (a) any proceeding on an ex parte application (including an application made before pleadings are filed in a court);
 (b) the discovery, exchange, production, inspection or disclosure of intended evidence, documents or reports;
 (c) an appeal proceeding;
 (d) any interlocutory or other proceeding prescribed by regulations for the purposes of this paragraph.
 (3) To avoid doubt, a re‑hearing, and proceedings relating to the re‑hearing (including those mentioned in subsection (2)), are part of the same civil proceeding as the hearing.

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