150Interpretation

1. In this subpart, unless the context otherwise requires,—

   audio link means facilities (for example, telephone facilities) that enable audio communication between people in different places

   audiovisual link means facilities that enable audio and visual communication between people in different places

   Australian court includes a tribunal declared by the Minister of Justice under section 152 to be an Australian court

   Australian subpoena means a subpoena issued by an Australian court in a proceeding other than a specified proceeding

   document has the meaning given to it by section 4

   examination of a person giving evidence means the examination-in-chief, cross-examination, or re-examination of the person

   expenses, in relation to a subpoena, includes the reasonable costs, necessary for the purposes of complying with the subpoena, of—

   1. travel to and from, and accommodation at, the place at which compliance with the subpoena is required; and
   2. finding, collating, and producing a document or thing

   Federal Court means the Federal Court of Australia

   High Court means the High Court of New Zealand

   Judge, in relation to an Australian court, includes a Judicial Registrar, Magistrate, Master, and a member of a tribunal

   New Zealand court includes a tribunal declared by the Minister of Justice under section 152 to be a New Zealand court

   New Zealand subpoena means a subpoena issued by a New Zealand court in a proceeding other than a specified proceeding

   prescribed means prescribed by rules or regulations made under section 199 or 200

   relevant court, in relation to leave to serve a New Zealand subpoena on a witness in Australia, or an application under section 154 for leave of that kind, means—

   1. the District Court, if the New Zealand subpoena is issued by a tribunal declared by the Minister of Justice under section 152 to be a New Zealand court; and
   2. the New Zealand court that issued the subpoena, in every other case

   remote appearance medium means—

   1. an audio link; or
   2. an audiovisual link

   remote evidence means evidence given or to be given under section 168 or 173

   submissions does not include submissions that are not—

   1. submissions on whether, and if so in what way or ways, remote evidence may or must be given; or
   2. submissions on whether remote evidence is admitted or admissible; or
   3. other submissions in relation to remote evidence

   subpoena—

   1. means a process that requires a person to do 1 or both of the following:
      1. give evidence; or
      2. produce a document or thing; but
   2. does not include a process that requires a person to produce a document in connection with discovery and inspection of documents

   tribunal—

   1. means a person or body authorised under New Zealand law or a law of the Commonwealth of Australia or a State or territory of Australia, as the case may be, to take evidence on oath or affirmation; but
   2. does not include a court or a person exercising a power conferred on the person as a Judge, Magistrate, or officer of a court

   witness, in relation to a subpoena, means the person to whom the subpoena is addressed.