Maintenance of Religious Harmony (Restraining Orders) Regulations 2026 · reg 2

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—(1) In these Regulations —“authorised officer” means a public officer authorised by the Minister to represent the Minister in any oral hearing;“authorised representative” means a person authorised by a restrained person to represent the restrained person in any oral hearing;“file” means file with the Council;“parties” means the representor or restrained person (as the case may be) and the Minister, and “party” means either of them;“recommendation”, in relation to a restraining order, means the Council’s recommendation on the restraining order under section 11(4);“representations” means representations made under section 11(1A) against a restraining order;“representor”, in relation to representations, means the person mentioned in section 11(1A) who made the representations;“restrained person” means the person (including a religious group) against whom a restraining order is made;“secretary” means the secretary appointed under paragraph 12 of the Schedule to the Maintenance of Racial Harmony Act 2025;“working day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday.(2) The definitions in paragraph 1 of the Schedule to the Maintenance of Racial Harmony Act 2025 apply to these Regulations. (3) Unless it is otherwise provided, a reference to a section in these Regulations is a reference to a section in the Act.
In these Regulations —
“authorised officer” means a public officer authorised by the Minister to represent the Minister in any oral hearing;
“authorised representative” means a person authorised by a restrained person to represent the restrained person in any oral hearing;
“file” means file with the Council;
“parties” means the representor or restrained person (as the case may be) and the Minister, and “party” means either of them;
“recommendation”, in relation to a restraining order, means the Council’s recommendation on the restraining order under section 11(4);
“representations” means representations made under section 11(1A) against a restraining order;
“representor”, in relation to representations, means the person mentioned in section 11(1A) who made the representations;
“restrained person” means the person (including a religious group) against whom a restraining order is made;
“secretary” means the secretary appointed under paragraph 12 of the Schedule to the Maintenance of Racial Harmony Act 2025;
“working day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday.
The definitions in paragraph 1 of the Schedule to the Maintenance of Racial Harmony Act 2025 apply to these Regulations.
Unless it is otherwise provided, a reference to a section in these Regulations is a reference to a section in the Act.

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Subregulation 1

In these Regulations —

“authorised officer” means a public officer authorised by the Minister to represent the Minister in any oral hearing;

“authorised representative” means a person authorised by a restrained person to represent the restrained person in any oral hearing;

“file” means file with the Council;

“parties” means the representor or restrained person (as the case may be) and the Minister, and “party” means either of them;

“recommendation”, in relation to a restraining order, means the Council’s recommendation on the restraining order under section 11(4);

“representations” means representations made under section 11(1A) against a restraining order;

“representor”, in relation to representations, means the person mentioned in section 11(1A) who made the representations;

“restrained person” means the person (including a religious group) against whom a restraining order is made;

“secretary” means the secretary appointed under paragraph 12 of the Schedule to the Maintenance of Racial Harmony Act 2025;

“working day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday.

Subregulation 2

The definitions in paragraph 1 of the Schedule to the Maintenance of Racial Harmony Act 2025 apply to these Regulations.

Subregulation 3

Unless it is otherwise provided, a reference to a section in these Regulations is a reference to a section in the Act.