Interpretation
3 Interpretation
In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears—
appointing House or Houses means—
in relation to the Economic and Finance Committee or the Public
Works Committee—the House of Assembly;
in relation to the Statutory Authorities Review
Committee—the Legislative Council;
in relation to any other Committee—both
Houses, and appointing House, in relation to a member of a
Committee, means the House that appointed the member to the
Committee;
Committee means a Committee established under this Act;
construction includes—
the making of any repairs or improvements or other physical changes to any building, structure or land; and
the acquisition and installation of fixtures, plant or equipment when carried out as part of, or in conjunction with, the construction of a work, and construct has a corresponding meaning;
House means—
the House of Assembly; or
the Legislative Council;
land includes an area covered by the sea or other water;
Presiding Member, in relation to a Committee, means the person appointed to be the Presiding Member of the
Committee;
Presiding Officer, in relation to a House, means the Speaker of the House of Assembly or the President of the Legislative
Council;
publicly funded body means any body that is financed wholly or partly out of public funds;
public officer means a person holding or acting in, a public office or position established by or under an Act or otherwise by the Government of the State, but does not include—
a member or officer of the Parliament; or
a member or officer of a court or tribunal; or
a member or officer of a council or other local government body, and public office has a corresponding meaning;
public sector operations means all operations and activities carried on by public officers or State instrumentalities;
public work means any work that is proposed to be constructed where—
the whole or a part of the cost of construction of the work is to be met from money provided or to be provided by Parliament or a State instrumentality; or
the work is to be constructed by or on behalf of the Crown or a
State instrumentality; or
the work is to be constructed on land of the Crown or a State instrumentality;
regulation means any form of prohibition, restriction or control imposed by legislation or by or on behalf of the
State;
State instrumentality means an agency or instrumentality of the Crown and includes—
an administrative unit of the Public Service; and
a statutory authority, but does not include—
a body wholly comprised of members of Parliament; or
a court or tribunal; or
a council or other local government body;
statutory authority means a body corporate that is established by an Act and—
is comprised of or includes, or has a governing body comprised of or including, persons or a person appointed by the Governor, a Minister or an agency or instrumentality of the Crown; or
is subject to control or direction by a Minister; or
is financed wholly or partly out of public funds, and includes a company or other body corporate that is a subsidiary of, or controlled by, such a body corporate, but does not include—
a body wholly comprised of members of Parliament; or
a council or other local government authority;
subordinate legislation means regulations as defined in the Subordinate Legislation
Act 1978 and any other enactment of a legislative character to which section 10A of that Act applies;
work means any building or structure or any repairs or improvements or other physical changes to any building, structure or land.
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