Inferior Courts Procedure Act 1909

2 Interpretation
  • In this Act the term inferior Court means—

    • (a) A District Court:

    • (c) A District Court Judge, Justice of the Peace, Community Magistrate, Coroner, or Referee of a Disputes Tribunal in respect of the exercise of any judicial authority conferred upon him or her by any Act.

    This section was substituted, as from 1 November 1976, by section 45 Small Claims Tribunals Act 1976.

    Paragraph (a) was substituted, as from 1 April 1980, by section 2 Inferior Courts Procedure Amendment Act 1979 (1979 No 129).

    Paragraph (c) was amended, as from 1 April 1980, by section 2 Inferior Courts Procedure Amendment Act 1979 (1979 No 129) by substituting the words District Court Judge for the word Magistrate.

    This section was further substituted, as from 1 March 1989, by section 82(2) Disputes Tribunals Act 1988 (1988 No 110).

    Subsection (2)(c) was amended, as from 30 June 1998, by section 7 District Courts Amendment Act 1998 (1998 No 76), by inserting the words Community Magistrate,.