Courts Security Act 1999

2 Interpretation

  • In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—

    appointed court security officer means a person appointed under section 5

    chief executive means the chief executive of the department

    contracted court security officer means a person employed by a court security contractor to enable the contractor to perform the court security contract

    court has the meaning given to it by section 3

    courtroom has the meaning given to it by section 3

    court security contract, or contract, means a contract—

    • (a) that is made between the chief executive and a court security contractor for the provision, by the contractor, of persons as court security officers; and

    court security contractor, or contractor, means a person with whom the chief executive makes a court security contract

    court security officer, or officer, includes an appointed court security officer and a contracted court security officer

    department means the Ministry of Justice

    general language means language that a court security officer could reasonably understand to be a direction or a request to exercise a power or duty under this Act, even though the language does not refer, either at all or correctly, to any or all of—

    • (a) the name of this Act; or

    • (b) the number of a section of this Act; or

    • (c) the words used in this Act to describe a power or duty of a court security officer

    Judge means—

    • (a) the Chief Justice of New Zealand:

    • (aa) any other Judge of the Supreme Court:

    • (b) the President of the Court of Appeal:

    • (c) any other Judge of the Court of Appeal:

    • (d) any other Judge of the High Court:

    • (e) the Chief District Court Judge:

    • (f) the Principal Family Court Judge:

    • (g) the Principal Youth Court Judge:

    • (h) the Principal Environment Judge:

    • (i) any other District Court Judge (including a Family Court Judge, a Youth Court Judge, an Environment Judge, and an alternate Environment Judge):

    • (j) the Chief Judge of the Maori Land Court:

    • (k) the Deputy Chief Judge of the Maori Land Court:

    • (l) any other Judge of the Maori Land Court:

    • (m) any Judge of the Court Martial Appeal Court:

    • (n) any Associate Judge of the High Court:

    • (o) any member of the Waitangi Tribunal:

    • (p) any Environment Commissioner:

    • (q) any officer, specified in regulations made under section 36, who presides over a body declared to be a body to which this Act applies by regulations made under section 36

    Minister means the Minister of the Crown who is for the time being responsible for the administration of this Act, under the authority of any warrant or with the authority of the Prime Minister

    Police officer means a constable

    presiding judicial officer means any of the following persons who is presiding over proceedings:

    • (a) a Judge:

    • (b) a Justice of the Peace:

    • (c) a Community Magistrate:

    • (d) a registrar or deputy registrar of a court:

    • (e) a coroner:

    scanner search means a search of a person or of property by means of equipment that does not require the touching of the person or the property

    specified offence—

    • (b) includes an attempt to commit an offence specified in paragraph (a).

    Section 2 department: amended, on 1 October 2003, pursuant to section 14(1) of the State Sector Amendment Act 2003 (2003 No 41).

    Section 2 Judge paragraph (aa): inserted, on 1 January 2004, by section 48(1) of the Supreme Court Act 2003 (2003 No 53).

    Section 2 Judge paragraph (m): substituted, on 1 July 2009, by section 35 of the Court Martial Appeals Amendment Act 2007 (2007 No 99).

    Section 2 Judge paragraph (n): amended, on 20 May 2004, by section 6(2) of the Judicature Amendment Act 2004 (2004 No 45).

    Section 2 Police officer: amended, on 1 October 2008, pursuant to section 116(a)(vii) of the Policing Act 2008 (2008 No 72).