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PART 1
PRELIMINARY

Short title and commencement

1. This Act is the Administration of Justice (Protection) Act 2016 and comes into operation on a date that the Minister appoints by notification in the Gazette.

Interpretation

2.—(1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—

"court" means—

(a) the Supreme Court;

(b) any State Court;

(c) any Family Court; or

(d) any Youth Court;

"Employment Claims Tribunal" means an Employment Claims Tribunal constituted under section 4 of the State Courts Act (Cap. 321);

"judge" means—

(a) in the case of the Supreme Court, a Judge, a Judge of Appeal and a Registrar as defined in the Supreme Court of Judicature Act (Cap. 322);

(b) in the case of a State Court, a judicial officer as defined in the State Courts Act and a Coroner as defined in the Coroners Act (Cap. 63A);

(c) in the case of a Family Court or a Youth Court, a judicial officer as defined in the Family Justice Act 2014 (Act 27 of 2014);

(d) in the case of a Small Claims Tribunal, a Referee as defined in the Small Claims Tribunals Act (Cap. 308); or

(e) in the case of an Employment Claims Tribunal, a tribunal magistrate as defined in the Employment Claims Act 2016;