Interpretation

In force

In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears—

board means the board of directors established as the governing body of the Trust under

Part 3;

Coorong means—

(a)

the Coorong and Lakes Alexandrina and Albert Wetland, as designated by the Commonwealth under Article 2 of the Ramsar Convention for inclusion in the List of Wetlands of International Importance;

(b)

any other land, waterway or area designated by the Minister by notice in the Gazette;

director means a person appointed as a member of the board under Part 3;

Ngarrindjeri Aboriginal Corporation means the

Ngarrindjeri Aboriginal Corporation that is a registered native title body corporate within the meaning of the Native Title Act 1993 of the

Commonwealth and includes its successors and assigns;

waterway means a river, creek or other natural watercourse (whether modified or not) in which water is contained or flows whether permanently or from time to time and includes—

(a)

a dam or reservoir that collects water flowing in a watercourse;

and

(b)

a lake through which water flows; and

(c)

a channel (but not a channel declared by regulation to be excluded from the ambit of this definition) into which the water of a watercourse has been diverted; and

(d)

part of a watercourse; and

(e)

an estuary through which water flows;

Trust means the Coorong Environmental Trust established under Part 2.

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