Business Names (Commonwealth Powers) Act 2011

In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears—

adoption means the adoption under section 5(1);

amendment reference means the reference under section 6(1);

business name has the same meaning as in the Business Names Registration Act 2011 of the Commonwealth as originally enacted;

continuing business names matter has the meaning given by section 4;

entity includes an individual, body corporate or unincorporate, partnership or anything that is an entity within the meaning of the Business Names Registration Act 2011 of the Commonwealth as originally enacted;

exemption provision means a provision in the terms, or substantially in the terms, of section 19(5) or 20(3) of the Business Names Registration Act 2011 of the Commonwealth as originally enacted;

express amendment of the national business names legislation means the direct amendment of the text of the national business names legislation (whether by the insertion, omission, repeal, substitution or relocation of words or matter) by another Commonwealth Act, but does not include the enactment by a Commonwealth Act of a provision that has or will have substantive effect otherwise than as part of the text of the national business names legislation;

government body means—

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national business names instrument means any instrument (whether or not of a legislative character) that is made or issued under the national business names legislation;

national business names legislation means—

notified State register means a register that is maintained under a State law and is a notified State/Territory register within the meaning given by section 6 of the Business Names Registration Act 2011 of the Commonwealth as originally enacted;

registration means the inclusion of information in any system for the recording of information (whether in written or electronic form);

State law means an Act of the State, or an instrument made under an Act of the State, whenever enacted or made and as in force from time to time;

taxes means taxes, duties, charges or other imposts, however described.