South Australian Consolidated Acts

DISTRICT COURT ACT 1991 - SECT 3

3—Interpretation

        (1)         In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears—

"action" means any civil or criminal proceedings in the Court, including proceedings for a contempt of the Court;

"Chief Judge" means the Chief Judge of the Court;

"Court" or "District Court" means the District Court of South Australia;

"District Court Judge" or "Judge" means any Judge of the Court (including the Chief Judge);

"evidentiary material" means any document, object or substance of evidentiary value in proceedings before the Court and includes any document, object or substance that should, in the opinion of the Court, be produced for the purpose of enabling the Court to determine whether or not it has evidentiary value;

"judgment" means a judgment, order or decision and includes an interlocutory judgment or order;

"judicial office" means the office of Judge or Master;

"Master" means a District Court Master;

"rules" means the rules of the Court in force under this Act.