Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004C02023:section:5
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2004C02023
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 5
Character Range: 4381–6726

5  Interpretation
  In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:
additional Judge means a Judge appointed under subsection (2) of section 7;
cause includes any suit, and also includes criminal proceedings;
Chief Justice means the Chief Justice of the Court, and includes a Judge for the time being performing the duties and exercising the powers of the Chief Justice;
defendant includes any person against whom any relief is sought in a matter or who is required to attend the proceedings in a matter as a party thereto;
Deputy Registrar means a Deputy Registrar of the Supreme Court;
Deputy Sheriff means a Deputy Sheriff of the Territory;
enactment has the same meaning as in section 3 of the Australian Capital Territory (Self‑Government) Act 1988;
Judge or Judge of the Supreme Court means a Judge (including the Chief Justice) appointed under subsection (1) of section 7 or an additional Judge and, in the expressions 'the Supreme Court or the Judge', 'the Court or the Judge' and 'the Court or Judge', means a Judge so appointed, or an additional Judge, sitting in Chambers;
judgment includes any decree, order or sentence;
Master means the Master of the Supreme Court;
matter includes any proceeding in the Supreme Court, whether between parties or not, and also any incidental proceeding in a cause or matter;
Ordinance means an Ordinance made by the Governor‑General in pursuance of the Seat of Government (Administration) Act 1910‑1933;
plaintiff includes any person seeking any relief against any other person by any form of proceeding in a Court;
suit includes any action or original proceeding between parties of a civil nature;
the Court means the Supreme Court;
the Judicature Act means the Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1873 (36 & 37 Vic., Cap. 66) of the United Kingdom;
the Registrar means the Registrar of the Supreme Court, and includes a Deputy Registrar of the Supreme Court;
the Sheriff means the Sheriff of the Territory;
the Supreme Court means the Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory;
the Territory or the Australian Capital Territory means the Territory accepted by the Commonwealth in pursuance of the Seat of Government Acceptance Act 1909, and described in the Second Schedule to that Act, and includes the Jervis Bay Territory.

Part II—Constitution and Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court