civil proceedings

"civil proceedings" means any proceeding whatsoever of a civil nature before a court and includes proceedings for the recovery of fines and penalties and an application at any stage of a proceeding, but does not include proceedings under Chapter VIII of the Specific Relief Act 1950, or such proceedings as would in England be brought on the Crown side of the Queen's Bench Division;
ACT 359 - GOVERNMENT PROCEEDINGS ACT 1956 (REVISED 1988)
2. Interpretation.
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