Definitions
1 Definitions
In this Schedule:
ASIC means the Australian Securities and Investments Commission of the Commonwealth.
change-over day has the same meaning as it has in the Commonwealth Transitional Act.
Commonwealth Business Names Act means a Commonwealth Act in the terms, or substantially in the terms, of the proposed Business Names Registration Bill 2011 referred to in paragraph (a) of the definition of tabled text in section 3, as in force from time to time.
Commonwealth Register means the Business Names Register established under the Commonwealth Business Names Act.
Commonwealth Transitional Act means a Commonwealth Act in the terms, or substantially in the terms, of the proposed Business Names Registration (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Bill 2011 referred to in paragraph (b) of the definition of tabled text in section 3, as in force from time to time.
Director-General means:
the Commissioner for Fair Trading, Department of Finance and Services, or
if no such position exists—the Director-General of the Department of Finance and Services.
existing business names legislation means:
the Business Names Act 2002 and any regulation made under that Act, and
the Licensing and Registration (Uniform Procedures) Act 2002 as applied by section 5 of the Business Names Act 2002 to and in respect of registration of a business name.
function includes a power, authority or duty, and exercise a function includes perform a duty.
matter includes an act, omission, body, person and thing.
new business names legislation means:
the Commonwealth Business Names Act and any instrument made under that Act, and
the Commonwealth Transitional Act and any instrument made under that Act.
pre-transfer transitional period means the period:
commencing on the day that is 28 days before the change-over day (or such other day as may be prescribed by the regulations), and
ending on the change-over day.
previous State Business Names Act means any of the following:
the Business Names Act 1934,
the Business Names Act 1962,
the Business Names Act 2002.
State Minister means the Minister administering this Act.
State Register means the register of business names referred to in section 20 of the Business Names Act 2002.
A reference in this Schedule to an Act or statutory rule that is repealed by Schedule 2 is, on and from the day on which the Act or statutory rule is repealed, a reference to the Act or statutory rule as in force immediately before that day.
If a provision of this Schedule provides for an event or other thing to commence, end or occur on the change-over day or any other day, that event or thing is taken to commence, end or occur at the beginning of that day.
Notes included in this Schedule do not form part of this Act.
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