Acts Interpretation Act 1901
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Hide history noteWhere, in an Act, reference is made to a Stipendiary Magistrate, the reference shall be read as including a reference to any Magistrate in respect of whose office an annual salary is payable.
16C(2)
Where, in an Act passed after the date of commencement of this section, reference is made to a Magistrate, the reference shall be read as a reference to: (a) a Chief, Police, Stipendiary, Resident or Special Magistrate; or (b) any other Magistrate in respect of whose office an annual salary is payable.
16C(3)
In any Act, a reference to a Stipendiary Magistrate or Magistrate includes a reference to a Judge, or an acting Judge, of the Local Court of the Northern Territory.
[ CCH Note: S 16C(3) will be amended by No 4 of 2026, s 3 and Sch 1 item 2, by inserting " the Local Court of New South Wales or of " after " acting Judge, of " , applicable in relation to Acts enacted before, on or after 28 March 2026 or at the same time as item 1 of Schedule 1 to the Local Court and Bail Legislation Amendment Act 2025 (NSW) commences. However, the provisions do not commence at all if that item does not commence.]
[ CCH Note: For transitional regulations by No 13 of 2013, see note under definition of " Magistrate " in s 2B .]
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