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Rh "publish" means to disseminate, distribute, exhibit, provide or communicate by oral, visual, written, electronic or other means (for example, by way of newspaper, radio, television or through the use of the Internet, subscription TV or other online communications system) to the public at large or a member of the public, and includes cause to be published, and

"publication" is to be construed accordingly;

"Small Claims Tribunal" means a Small Claims Tribunal constituted under section 4 of the State Courts Act;

"State Court" means a State Court constituted under section 4 of the State Courts Act.

(2) In this Act—
 * (a) a court proceeding is pending from the time that it commences to the time that it is finally decided, struck out or is discontinued or deemed to be discontinued;
 * (b) a court proceeding commences—
 * (i) in the case of any proceeding against a person in respect of any offence (other than an appellate, revision or reference proceeding referred to in sub-paragraphs (iii) and (iv)), from the earliest of the following events:
 * (A) the issue of a notice to attend court, summons to appear before a court to answer a charge of the offence, or any other process to compel the attendance of the person to answer a charge of the offence;
 * (B) the issue of a warrant for the arrest of the person for the offence;
 * (C) the arrest of the person for the offence;
 * (ii) in the case of any proceeding other than a proceeding against a person in respect of any offence (but not an appellate or revision proceeding referred to in sub-paragraph (iii)), from the time the originating process, application for leave or other application