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3 Interpretation

(1)

In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears—

board in relation to a statutory corporation, means the board of management of the statutory corporation;

council means a council within the meaning of the Local Government

Act 1999;

Department means the administrative unit designated from time to time by the Minister by notice in the Gazette as being the Department primarily responsible for assisting the Minister in the administration of this 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;

liability includes contingent liability;

Minister means the Minister to whom the administration of this Act is committed, as constituted as a body corporate under the Administrative Arrangements

Act 1994;

precinct means an area established as a precinct under Part

2B;

relative, in relation to a person, means the spouse, domestic partner, parent or remoter linear ancestor, son, daughter or remoter issue or brother or sister of the person;

relevant interest has the same meaning as in the

Corporations Law;

right includes a right of action;

SAHT means the South Australian Housing Trust and includes a subsidiary of the South Australian Housing Trust;

spouse—a person is the spouse of another if they are legally married;

statutory corporation means a corporate body established under this Act;

URA means the Urban Renewal Authority continued in existence under this Act.

(2)

For the purposes of this Act, a person is an associate of another person if—

(a)

the other person is a relative of the person or of the person's spouse or domestic partner; or

(b)

the other person—

(i)

is a body corporate; and

(ii)

the person or a relative of the person or of the person's spouse or domestic partner has, or two or more such persons together have, a relevant interest or relevant interests in shares in the body corporate the nominal value of which is not less than 10 per cent of the nominal value of the issued share capital of the body corporate; or

(c)

the other person is a trustee of a trust of which the person, a relative of the person or of the person's spouse or domestic partner or a body corporate referred to in paragraph (b) is a beneficiary; or

(d)

the person is an associate of the other person within the meaning of the regulations.

NoteFor definition of divisional penalties (and divisional expiation fees) see Appendix.

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