Interpretation
4 Interpretation
In this Act—
body means a body whether corporate or unincorporate;
charitable purpose means—
the provision of, or assistance or support to the provision of, health services (within the meaning of the Health Care Act 2008) or research in the field of health or such health services;
the affording of relief, assistance or support to diseased, disabled, sick, infirm, incurable, poor, destitute, helpless, or unemployed persons, or to the dependents of any such persons;
the relief of distress occasioned by war, whether occasioned in South Australia or elsewhere;
the affording of relief, assistance, or support to persons who are or have been members of the armed forces of Australia or to the dependents of any such persons;
the provision of welfare services for animals;
code of practice means a code of practice issued by the Minister and published in the Gazette for the purpose of regulating licensees and those authorised by licensees under this Act;
collection contract means a contract under which a person agrees to act as a paid collector for a person, society, body or association;
collector—a person acts as a collector if the person (either personally or through the agency of another person)—
collects, or attempts to collect, money or property wholly or partly for a charitable purpose; or
charges, or attempts to charge, for admission to an entertainment in relation to which it is held out that the proceeds are to be devoted wholly or partly to a charitable purpose; or
obtains, or attempts to obtain, money wholly or partly for a charitable purpose by the sale of a disc, badge, token, flower, ribbon or other device; or
obtains, or attempts to obtain, a bequest, devise or other grant of money or property wholly or partly for a charitable purpose;
Commonwealth Act means the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission Act 2012 of the Commonwealth;
Commonwealth Commissioner means the Commissioner of the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission established under the Commonwealth Act;
Commonwealth registered entity means an entity registered under the Commonwealth Act;
inspector means a person appointed by the Minister as an inspector under section 15A;
paid collector—a person acts as a paid collector if the person receives valuable consideration to act as a collector;
property includes real and personal property;
section 6 licence means a licence granted under this Act for the purposes of section 6.
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