Interpretation

In force

(1)

In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears—

close associate—see subsection (3);

Commissioner for Consumer Affairs means the

Commissioner for Consumer Affairs under the Fair Trading Act 1987 or the person for the time being acting in the office of Commissioner for Consumer

Affairs;

criminal intelligence means information relating to actual or suspected criminal activity (whether in this State or elsewhere) the disclosure of which could reasonably be expected to prejudice criminal investigations, enable the discovery of the existence or identity of a confidential source of information relevant to law enforcement or endanger a person's life or physical safety;

director of a body corporate includes—

(a)

a person occupying or acting in the position of director or member of the governing body of the body corporate, by whatever name called and whether or not validly appointed to occupy or duly authorised to act in the position; and

(b)

any person in accordance with whose directions or instructions the directors or members of the governing body of the body corporate are accustomed to act;

domestic partner means a person who is a domestic partner within the meaning of the Family Relationships Act 1975, whether declared as such under that Act or not;

prescribed organisation—the following are prescribed organisations:

(a)

a declared organisation within the meaning of the

Serious and Organised Crime (Control)

Act 2008;

(b)

a criminal organisation within the meaning of Division 1 or

Division 2 of Part 3B of the Criminal Law Consolidation

Act 1935;

(c)

any other organisation prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this definition, and a reference to a member of such an organisation is to be construed in accordance with the relevant Act;

tattoo means to insert into or through the skin any colouring material designed to leave a permanent mark;

Tribunal means the South Australian Civil and

Administrative Tribunal established under the South Australian Civil and Administrative Tribunal

Act 2013.

(2)

For the purposes of this Act, a reference to a parent, brother, sister or child of a person will be taken to include a reference to a step‑parent, step‑brother, step‑sister or step‑child (as the case requires) of the person.

(3)

For the purposes of this Act, 2 persons are close associates if—

(a)

1 is a spouse, domestic partner, parent, brother, sister or child of the other; or

(b)

they are members of the same household; or

(c)

they are in partnership; or

(d)

they are related bodies corporate (within the meaning of the

Corporations

Act 2001 of the Commonwealth); or

(e)

1 has a right to participate (otherwise than as a shareholder in a body corporate) in income or profits derived from a business conducted by the other; or

(f)

1 is in a position to exercise control or significant influence over the conduct of the other.

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