Term used: place
7 Term used: place
In this Act —
place means a defined or readily identifiable area of land and may include any of the following things that are in, on or over the land —
archaeological remains;
buildings, structures, other built forms, and their surrounds;
equipment, furniture, fittings and other objects (whether fixed or not) that are historically or physically associated or connected with the land;
gardens and man‑made parks or sites;
a tree or group of trees (whether planted or naturally occurring) in, or adjacent to, a man‑made setting.
For the purposes of the definition of place in subsection (1) —
the area of land may include any number of contiguous or non‑contiguous parts; and
the area of land may be included in any number of lots, in separate titles and in different ownerships; and
the area of land includes as much of the land beneath the surface as is required for the purposes of conservation; and
it is immaterial that water covers the area of land at any particular time or at all times.
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