Community Disputes Resolution Act 2015 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 1 · Preliminary
2. General interpretation
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In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires —
“auxiliary community relations officer” means an auxiliary community relations officer appointed under section 13D;
“claim” includes a counterclaim;
“Community Disputes Resolution Tribunal” or “tribunal” means a District Court designated under section 14 as a Community Disputes Resolution Tribunal;
court
“court” means a court of competent jurisdiction and includes a Community Disputes Resolution Tribunal;
“Community Mediation Centre” means a Community Mediation Centre established under section 3 of the Community Mediation Centres Act 1997;
“community relations officer” means a community relations officer appointed under section 13C;
“Deputy Director” means a Deputy Director of Community Relations appointed under section 13B;
“Director” means a Director of Community Relations appointed under section 13B;
“Director-General” means the Director-General of Community Relations appointed under section 13B;
“Registrar” means the registrar of the State Courts appointed under section 12 of the State Courts Act 1970 and includes a deputy registrar appointed under that section;
“Registry” means the Registry of the State Courts;
“Senior Assistant Director” means a Senior Assistant Director of Community Relations appointed under section 13B;
“statutory body” means a body corporate established by or under a public Act for the purposes of a public function;
“unreasonable interference”, in relation to a neighbour of an individual, means unreasonable interference with the enjoyment or use of the place of residence that the neighbour resides in.
place of residence
“place of residence” means a house, a flat, an apartment or other dwelling place used for the purpose of residence;
For the purposes of the definition of “unreasonable interference” in subsection (1) —
whether an act or omission causes interference with a neighbour’s enjoyment or use of his or her place of residence is to be construed in accordance with section 4(2); and
whether a person is a neighbour of an individual is to be construed in accordance with section 4(4) and (5).