Terms used
67 Terms used
In this Division —
fortification means any structure or device that, whether alone or as part of a system, is designed to prevent or impede, or to provide any other form of countermeasure against, uninvited entry to premises;
heavily fortified has the meaning given by subsection (2);
interested person means a person who —
is a lessee of the premises, whether or not actually occupying the premises; or
is actually occupying, or is entitled to the possession of, the premises;
owner means —
if the premises are on land that is subject to the Transfer of Land Act 1893 or the Land Administration Act 1997, a proprietor of the land within the meaning of the Transfer of Land Act 1893;
if the premises are on land that is subject to the Registration of Deeds Act 1856, the holder of an estate or interest in the land that is registered by memorial under that Act;
submission means a submission made by an owner or interested person to the Commissioner of Police that a fortification removal notice should not be issued;
submission period has the meaning given by section 69(2)(b).
Premises are heavily fortified if there are, at the premises, fortifications to an extent or of a nature that it would be reasonable to regard as excessive for premises of that kind.
[Section 67 inserted: No. 78 of 2003 s. 17; amended: No. 8 of 2009 s. 41(4).]
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