References to businesses
1 References to businesses
A reference in this Act to a business includes a reference to the following:
a profession, calling, occupation, trade or undertaking;
an activity engaged in or carried on by the Crown in any of its capacities;
an activity engaged in or carried on by the government of a foreign country;
an activity engaged in or carried on by a person or body holding office or exercising power under or because of the Constitution, an Australian law or a law of a foreign country, being an activity engaged in or carried on in the performance of the functions of the office or in the exercise of the power (otherwise than in a private capacity);
the proceedings of an Australian Parliament, a House of an Australian Parliament, a committee of such a House or a committee of an Australian Parliament;
the proceedings of a legislature of a foreign country, including a House or committee (however described) of such a legislature.
A reference in this Act to a business also includes a reference to:
a business that is not engaged in or carried on for profit; or
a business engaged in or carried on outside Australia.
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