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Government Proceedings Act 1956 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 2 · Substantive Law
3. Right of Government to sue
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civil proceedings
Defined · s 2
“civil proceedings” means proceedings of whatever kind of a civil nature before a court and includes proceedings for judicial review and recovery of fines and penalties and an application at any stage of a proceeding;