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Cocos (Keeling) Islands Act 1955

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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 amended , see subsection 8 GA(4).

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Cocos (Keeling) Islands Act 1955 - 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.

Cocos (Keeling) Islands Act 1955 Cocos (Keeling) Islands Act 1955 - 8A Application of Western Australian laws
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authority

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

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constable

means:

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court of Western Australia

means any of the following courts or tribunals:

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court officer ofWestern Australia

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

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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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indictment court

means a court established by a law of the Territory (whether before or after the commencement of this definition) in which trials on indictment of offences against laws in force in the Territory may be conducted.

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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 7A.

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Cocos (Keeling) Islands Act 1955 - 7A The laws of the Territory
Ordinance

means an Ordinance 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

, in relation to an indictment court, means the registrar, or a deputy registrar, of that court.

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Sheriff

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

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State

includes a Territory other than the Territory.

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Supreme Court of the Territory

means the Supreme Court established by the Supreme Court Ordinance 1955 of 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 section 2.

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Cocos (Keeling) Islands Act 1955 - 2 Commencement
the Territory

means the Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands .

Cocos (Keeling) Islands Act 1955 Cocos (Keeling) Islands Act 1955 - 4 Interpretation

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