Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:
"amended" : for when an applied law is amended , see subsection 18E(4).
"applied law" means:
(a) an applied State law; or
(b) an applied Territory law.
"applied law jurisdiction" : see section 5.
"applied State law" means a law of an applied law jurisdiction that is a State, as in force in Norfolk Island under section 18A.
"applied Territory law" means a law of an applied law jurisdiction that is a Territory, as in force in Norfolk Island under section 18A.
"Australia" , when used in a geographical sense, includes Norfolk Island, the Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands and the Territory of Christmas Island.
"authority" includes a body corporate, or an unincorporated body, established for a public purpose.
"Chief Justice" means the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
"civil matter" means any matter that may be determined by the Supreme Court other than in the exercise of its criminal jurisdiction.
"Commonwealth Minister" means a Minister of State of the Commonwealth.
"constable" means:
(a) a member or special member of the Australian Federal Police; or
(b) a member of the Police Force of Norfolk Island.
"court officer" , of a State or Territory that is an applied law jurisdiction, means a person holding, occupying or exercising the powers of:
(a) any of the following offices in a court of that jurisdiction:
(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 other office, prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this paragraph, of a court of that jurisdiction.
"enactment" means:
(a) a section 19A Ordinance; or
(b) an Ordinance continued in force by this Act; or
(c) a Legislative Assembly law continued in force by this Act.
"final transition time" means the commencement of Part 1 of Schedule 2 to the Norfolk Island Legislation Amendment Act 2015 .
"host jurisdiction" means any of the following:
(a) a State;
(b) the Australian Capital Territory;
(c) the Northern Territory.
"interim transition time" means the commencement of Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Norfolk Island Legislation Amendment Act 2015 .
"Judge" means a Judge of the Supreme Court (including the Chief Justice).
"law of an applied law jurisdiction" : see subsection 18A(6).
"Legislative Assembly" means the Legislative Assembly of Norfolk Island that was in existence before the interim transition time .
"Legislative Assembly law" means a law (however described or entitled) passed by the Legislative Assembly, and assented to under this Act, before the interim transition time.
"Magistrate" of the Territory means a person appointed as a magistrate under a law in force in the Territory.
"Norfolk Island" : see the definition of Territory .
"Norfolk Island Regional Council" means a body that is:
(a) established by or under a law in force in the Territory; and
(b) declared by a section 19A Ordinance to be the Norfolk Island Regional Council for the purposes of this definition.
"power" includes a function or duty, and, in that context, exercise means perform.
"prescribed State or Territory" means a State or Territory prescribed for the purposes of subsection 60AA(1).
"prison" includes a lock - up or other place of lawful detention.
"Registrar" means the Registrar, or the Deputy Registrar, of the Supreme Court.
"responsible Commonwealth Minister" means the Commonwealth Minister who administers this Act.
" section 19A Ordinance" means an Ordinance made under section 19A after the interim transition time.
"Sheriff" means the Sheriff, or the Deputy Sheriff, of the Territory.
"Supreme Court" means the Supreme Court of Norfolk Island referred to in section 52.
"Territory" , or Norfolk Island , means the Territory of Norfolk Island and, when used in a geographical sense, means the area described in Schedule 1.
(3) A reference in this Act to a law, or to regulations, in force immediately before a particular date shall be read as including a reference to any provisions of the law, or of the regulations, that are not to come into operation until that date or a later date.