Interpretation
3 Interpretation
In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears—
alternative dispute resolution includes mediation, but does not include arbitration or expert determination;
Commission means the Small Business Commission established under section 3A;
Commissioner means the person holding or acting in the office of the Small Business Commissioner;
Deputy means the Deputy Small Business
Commissioner;
government agency means any of the following:
a person who holds an office established by an Act;
an administrative unit;
a council established under the Local Government
Act 1999;
any incorporated or unincorporated body—
established for a public purpose by an Act; or
established for a public purpose under an Act (other than an Act providing for the incorporation of companies or associations, co‑operatives, societies or other voluntary organisations);
or
established or subject to control or direction by the Governor, a
Minister of the Crown or any instrumentality or agency of the Crown or a council (whether or not established by or under an Act); or
an entity prescribed by the regulations to be a government agency to which this Act applies, but does not include an entity excluded from the ambit of this definition by the regulations;
industry code has the same meaning as in
Part 3A of the Fair Trading
Act 1987 and includes a code whether or not prescribed for the purposes of that Act or any other Act of the State or the
Commonwealth.
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