Tourism Tasmania Act 1996

In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears –

amend includes – omit matter; and insert or add matter; and omit matter and substitute other matter;

audit committee means the audit committee established under section 13(1)(a);

Australian Accounting Standards means Statements of Accounting Standards issued jointly by the National Councils of the Australian Society of Certified Practising Accountants and The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia or their successors;

Authority means Tourism Tasmania established under section 4;

Board means the Board of Directors of the Authority;

chairperson means the chairperson of the Board appointed under section 8;

chief executive officer means the chief executive officer of the Authority appointed under section 17;

commencement day means the day proclaimed under section 2(1);

committee means the audit committee or a committee established under section 13(1)(b);

contract includes an agreement or arrangement;

corporate plan means the corporate plan approved under section 27;

director means – the chairperson; and the chief executive officer; and a person appointed as a director under section 8(1)(c), (d) or (e);

employee means a person – referred to in section 23(1); and enactment means an Act, order or other instrument of a legislative character;

financial statements means the financial statements prepared in respect of the Authority under section 38;

functions includes duties;

Head of an Agency means the Head of a State Service Agency;

marketing means the process, and any part of the process, of marketing experiences and services;

marketing experiences and services includes product development, pricing, promotion and product distribution;

ministerial charter means the charter provided to the Authority under section 24;

objective means the objective specified in section 5;

State charge means any rate, tax, duty or other impost imposed by or under any enactment of the State;

statement of corporate intent has the meaning given by section 29;

statutory authority means an incorporated or unincorporated body which is established, constituted or continued by or under an Act or under the royal prerogative, being a body which, or of which the governing authority, wholly or partly comprises a person or persons appointed by the Governor, a Minister of the Crown or another statutory authority;

Treasurer's Instructions means instructions issued under section 114 of the Government Business Enterprises Act 1995.