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

Administrator means the Administrator of the Magistrates Court;

application  – see section 50 ;

approved means approved by the Chief Magistrate;

Chief Magistrate means the Chief Magistrate of the Magistrates Court;

Court means the Magistrates Court (Administrative Appeals Division);

decision has the meaning given by section 4 ;

decision-maker has the meaning given by section 5 ;

enactment means an Act (other than this Act) or a statutory rule (other than a statutory rule made under this Act);

exercise a function includes perform a duty;

function includes a power, authority or duty;

interested person means a person who is entitled under an enactment to make an application to the Court for a review of a reviewable decision;

legal practitioner has the same meaning as in the Legal Profession Act 1993 ;

lodge a document includes file a document;

Magistrates Court means the Magistrates Court of Tasmania established by the Magistrates Court Act 1987 ;

parties to proceedings – see section 30 ;

registrar means the Administrator or a district registrar, or a deputy district registrar, of the Magistrates Court;

regulations means regulations made and in force under this Act;

reviewable decision means a decision of a decision-maker that the Court has jurisdiction under an enactment to review;

rules of court means the rules of court made and in force under this Act.

(2)  A reference in this Act to the exercise by the Court of its functions in relation to an enactment includes a reference both to its functions under the enactment and its functions under this Act in relation to the enactment.

(3)  A reference (however described) in this Act to a decision made under an enactment is taken, in relation to a reviewable decision, to include a reference to any decision made in the exercise of functions identified by the enactment.