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Christmas Island Act 1958

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Distinguished Terms in this instrument
Term(s) Definition Defined in Legislation See Section(s)
amended

: for when an applied Western Australian law is

, see subsection 8GA(4).

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Christmas Island Act 1958 - 8GA Applied Western Australian laws—effect of directions or delegations
applied Western Australian law

means a Western Australian law as in force in the Territory under section 8A.

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Christmas Island Act 1958 - 8A Application of Western Australian laws
authority

includes a body corporate, or an unincorporated body, established for a public purpose.

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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.

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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.

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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;

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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);

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Family Court of Western Australia

means the Court established by the

Family Court Act 1975

of Western Australia.

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jurisdiction

includes powers or functions.

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laws of the Territory

or

laws in force in the Territory

means the laws in force in the Territory as mentioned in section 7.

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Christmas Island Act 1958 - 7 The laws of the Territory
Ordinance

means an made under this Act.

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power

includes a function or duty, and, in that context

exercise

means perform.

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prison

includes a lock‐up or other place of lawful detention.

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Registrar

means the , or the Deputy , of the Supreme Court.

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Sheriff

means the , or a Deputy , of the Territory.

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State

includes a Territory other than the Territory.

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the police force of the Territory

includes any police force empowered to provide police services under a law in force in the Territory.

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the proclaimed date

means the date fixed by Proclamation under subsection 2(2).

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the Supreme Court

means of the Territory.

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the Territory

means of Christmas Island.

(2) In this Act, a reference to an Act is a reference to the whole or a part of that Act, or to the whole or a part of a law made under that Act.

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