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Trans-Tasman Proceedings Act 2010

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

, in relation to a tribunal, means the function of determining the rights or liabilities of a person in a proceeding in which there are 2 or more parties (including determining that those rights or liabilities are altered).

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appearance

: see subsection 13(2).

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appears remotely

: a person

in a hearing related to a proceeding

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audio link

means facilities (for example, telephone facilities) that enable audio communication between persons in different places.

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audiovisual link

means facilities that enable audio and visual communication between persons in different places.

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Australian court

means:

(a) a federal court; or

(b) a court of a State or Territory.

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Australian law

means a law of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory.

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Australian market proceeding

: see subsection 81(2).

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Australian market proceeding judgment

means a judgment given in an Australian market proceeding.

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civil pecuniary

penalty

means a pecuniary penalty imposed by a court or tribunal in a civil proceeding in relation to a contravention of legislation.

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civil proceeding

means a proceeding that is not a criminal proceeding.

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criminal proceeding

means:

(a) a prosecution for an offence; or

(b) a procedure, other than a prosecution, that, under an Australian law or a New Zealand law, may be used:

(i) to determine liability for an offence; or

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defendant

, in relation to a proceeding, means a person served or intended to be served with an initiating document for the proceeding.

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document

means any record of information, and includes:

(a) anything on which there is writing; or

(b) anything on which there are marks, figures, symbols or perforations having a meaning for persons qualified to interpret them; or

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enforcement

of a judgment means the or execution of the judgment.

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entitled person

, in relation to a judgment:

(a) means a person:

(i) in whose favour the judgment was given; or

(ii) in whom rights under the judgment have (by assignment, succession, or otherwise) become vested; and

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examination

of a person giving evidence means the ‐in‐chief, cross‐ or re‐ of the person.

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excluded family proceeding

means:

(a) a proceeding in respect of an application made under the Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction signed at The Hague on 25 October 1980; or

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excluded matter

means:

(a) the dissolution of a marriage; or

(b) the enforcement of:

(i) an obligation under Australian law to maintain a spouse or a de facto partner (within the meaning of the

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exclusive choice of court agreement

: see subsection 20(3).

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Trans-Tasman Proceedings Act 2010 - 20 Exclusive choice of court agreements

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