: for when an applied Western Australian law is amended , see subsection 8GA(4).

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

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

means the Island of that name situated in the Indian Ocean in or about latitude 10Ëš30Â ́ south and longitude 105Ëš40Â ́ east.

means:

means any of the following courts or tribunals:

means a person holding, or performing the functions or duties of, any of the following offices:

means the Court established by the Family Court Act 1975 of Western Australia .

includes powers or functions.

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

means an Ordinance made under this Act.

includes a function or duty, and, in that context exercise means perform.

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

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

means the Sheriff, or a Deputy Sheriff, of the Territory.

includes a Territory other than the Territory.

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

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

means the Supreme Court of the Territory.

means the Territory of Christmas Island .