New South Wales Consolidated Acts New South Wales Consolidated ActsNote--: The Interpretation Act 1987 contains definitions and other provisions that affect the interpretation and application of this Act.
In
this Act--
"Act imposing duty" means--
(a) a corresponding Act, or
(b) an Act to which the Taxation Administration Act 1996 applies.
(a) an application under the Road Transport Act 2013 to register a motor vehicle, and
(b) an application under the Road Transport Act 2013 to transfer the registration of a motor vehicle.
(a) an instrument or property creating, conferring or comprising a right or interest (whether described as a unit, bond or otherwise) of or on a beneficiary in a scheme under which the profits, distributions of capital or income in which beneficiaries participate arise or arises from the acquisition, holding, management or disposal of financial assets, a pool of assets or a part of a pool of assets, or any instrument which evidences such a right or interest, or
(b) a debt security--(i) the payments under which by the person that issues or makes the instrument are derived substantially from the acquisition, holding, management or disposal of financial assets, a pool of assets or a part of a pool of assets, and(ii) that is secured by a mortgage or charge over financial assets, a pool of assets or a part of a pool of assets, or
(c) an instrument of a class or description of instruments, or property of a class or description of property, prescribed by the regulations to be an asset-backed security for the purposes of this definition.
(a) loss due to the destruction of, or physical damage to, any pasturage or any crop of grain, fruit, vegetables or other plants, where the destruction or damage occurs while the pasturage or crop is being grown, or
(b) loss due to the destruction of, or physical damage to, the product of any such pasturage or crop, where the destruction or damage occurs while the product of the pasturage or crop is being stored or transported, but only if the contract by which the insurance is effected also effects insurance covering the loss referred to in paragraph (a).
Note--: Power to make an order includes power to amend or repeal the order--see the Interpretation Act 1987 , section 43(2).
(a) permanently blind, or
(b) permanently incapacitated for work.
(a) is required to be determined by a person either in respect of the identity of the beneficiaries, or the quantum of interest to be taken, or both, or
(b) will occur if a discretion conferred under the trust is not exercised, or
(c) has occurred but under which the whole or any part of that capital or the whole or any part of that income, or both, will be divested from the person or persons in whom it is vested if a discretion conferred under the trust is exercised.
(a) a loan, including any security for the loan, or
(b) a credit card account, or
(c) a hire purchase agreement, or
(d) a chattel lease, whether finance or operating, or
(e) a vehicle dealer floor plan agreement, or
(f) a contract under which insurance or any other financial service or product is provided, or
(g) any rights of a lender, bailor or financial service or product provider that are usually conferred in relation to a financial asset referred to above or that are incidental to a financial asset referred to above.
(a) in the case of a person, other than a person referred to in paragraph (b) or (c), is not resident or domiciled in Australia, or
(b) in the case of a body corporate, is not incorporated under a law of an Australian jurisdiction and--(i) does not have its central management and control in Australia, and(ii) does not have its voting power controlled by shareholders who are residents of Australia, or
(c) in the case of a partnership or other unincorporated association or body of persons, does not have a member who is resident in Australia, or
(d) in the case of a trust estate--(i) does not have a trustee who is resident in Australia, and(ii) does not have its central management and control in Australia.
(a) the Commonwealth, or
(b) the Government or Administration of a State or Territory of the Commonwealth, or
(c) a council, county council, joint organisation, other local governing body or public authority constituted by or under a law of the Commonwealth or a State or Territory of the Commonwealth, or
(d) a corporation the principal business of which is the supply and distribution by a system of reticulation, in this jurisdiction or in any other Australian jurisdiction, of water, gas or electricity.
Note--:
"Document" is defined in the Interpretation Act 1987 .
(a) a person who arranges contracts of insurance in New South Wales--(i) for reward, or(ii) as an agent for a person carrying on a business of insurance, or
(b) a financial services licensee (as defined in section 761A of the Corporations Act 2001 of the Commonwealth) whose licence covers arranging contracts of insurance as an agent for a person carrying on a business of insurance, or
(c) a regulated principal (as defined in section 1430 of the Corporations Act 2001 of the Commonwealth) when carrying on business as an insurance broker as authorised by Subdivision D of Division 1 of Part 10.2 of that Act.
(a) a business name, trading name, domain name, trade mark, industrial design, patent, registered design or copyright, or
(b) a right, whether or not under a franchise arrangement, to use or exploit--(i) a business name, trading name, domain name, trade mark or industrial design, or(ii) a thing, system or process that is the subject of a patent, registered design or copyright (or an adaptation or modification of such a thing, system or process).
(a) any land used, or intended to be used, as the site of a moveable dwelling within the meaning of the Local Government Act 1993 , or
(b) any such moveable dwelling on that site, or
(c) both the land and any such moveable dwelling.
(a) the Australian Securities Exchange, or
(b) the London Exchange, or
(c) the New York Exchange, or
(d) the New Zealand Exchange, or
(e) a stock exchange that is a member of the World Federation of Exchanges, or
(f) a declared stock exchange.
(a) the Australian Securities Exchange, or
(b) the London Exchange, or
(c) the New York Exchange, or
(d) the New Zealand Exchange, or
(e) a stock exchange that is a member of the World Federation of Exchanges, or
(f) a declared stock exchange.
(a) loss due to the death of, or physical damage to, any animal, whether domesticated or wild, or
(b) loss due to the death of, or physical damage to, any genetic material of any such animal, or
(c) loss due to the theft of any such animal or genetic material,but does not include insurance covering loss in relation to a pet.
(a) in the case of a company the voting shares in which are not divided into classes--a person entitled to not less than 50% of those shares, and
(b) in the case of a company the voting shares in which are divided into classes--a person entitled to not less than 50% of the shares in one of those classes.
(a) shares referred to in section 11 (1) (d),
(b) units referred to in section 11 (1) (e),
(c) an interest in shares or units referred to in paragraph (a) or (b).
(a) an interest in a trust that entitles the holder of or beneficial owner under the interest--(i) to the whole or any part of the rights or entitlements of a mortgagee and any other rights or entitlements in respect of a mortgage or any money payable by the mortgagor under the mortgage (whether the money is payable to the holder of or beneficial owner under the interest on the same terms and conditions as under the mortgage or not), or(ii) to the whole or any part of the rights or entitlements of a mortgagee and any other rights or entitlements in respect of a pool of mortgages or any money payable by mortgagors under those mortgages (whether the money is payable to the holder of or beneficial owner under the interest on the same terms and conditions as under the mortgages or not), or(iii) to payments that are derived substantially or, if the regulations prescribe the extent, to the prescribed extent, from the income or receipts of a pool of mortgages,and that may, in addition, entitle the holder or beneficial owner to a transfer or assignment of the mortgage or mortgages, or
(b) a debt security (whether or not in writing) the payments under which by the person who issues or makes the debt security are derived substantially or, if the regulations prescribe the extent, to the prescribed extent, from the income or receipts of a pool of mortgages, or
(c) any of the following--but does not include an instrument or property comprising--(i) an interest in a trust creating, conferring or comprising a right or interest (whether described as a unit, bond or otherwise) of or on a beneficiary in a scheme under which any profit or income in which the beneficiaries participate arises from the acquisition, holding, management or disposal of prescribed property, or any instrument that evidences such a right or interest,(ii) a security (whether or not in writing) the payments under which by the person who issues or makes the security are derived substantially from the income or receipts of prescribed property,(iii) an interest in a trust, a debt security (whether or not in writing), an instrument or property that creates an interest in or charge over an interest in a trust, a debt security (whether or not in writing) or other instrument or property, to which paragraph (a) or (b) or subparagraph (i) or (ii) of this paragraph applies,
(d) a mortgage, or
(e) the transfer of a mortgage, or
(f) a declaration of trust, or
(g) an instrument of a class or description of instruments, or property of a class or description of property, prescribed not to be a mortgage-backed security for the purposes of this definition.
(a) a motor vehicle or trailer within the meaning of the Road Transport Act 2013 , or
(b) a caravan.
(a) a company incorporated or taken to be incorporated under the Corporations Act 2001 of the Commonwealth that is taken to be registered in New South Wales for the purposes of that Act, or
(b) any other body corporate that is incorporated under an Act of New South Wales.
(a) the holder of a permanent visa within the meaning of section 30 of the Migration Act 1958 of the Commonwealth, or
(b) a New Zealand citizen who holds a special category visa within the meaning of section 32 of the Migration Act 1958 of the Commonwealth.
(a) financial assets,
(b) cash,
(c) notes, debentures, loans, stock, promissory notes, bonds or other securities of a government body,
(d) bills of exchange, promissory notes or other negotiable instruments accepted, drawn or endorsed by a bank, a permanent building society or a government body,
(e) deposits with, or the acquisition of certificates of deposit or any other security issued by, a bank, a permanent building society or a government body,
(f) asset-backed securities,
(g) mortgage-backed securities,
(h) a guaranteed investment contract of a type approved by the Chief Commissioner,
(i) assets of a class or description of assets prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this definition.
(a) that is comprised solely of mortgages, or
(b) that is comprised substantially or, if the regulations prescribe the extent, to the prescribed extent, of mortgages or of money paid pursuant to mortgages (whether or not that money has been invested in prescribed property) or of money (whether or not that money has been invested in prescribed property) if the primary investment policy is to invest in mortgages, but that may also contain either or both of the following--(i) prescribed property,(ii) any other property that forms part of the pool or collection of assets for the purpose of issuing or making a mortgage-backed security in relation to the pool of mortgages.
(a) cash,
(b) bonds, debentures, stock or Treasury Bills of the Commonwealth or the Government of New South Wales or the Government or Administration of another State or Territory,
(c) debentures or stock of any public statutory body constituted under the law of the Commonwealth or New South Wales or another State or Territory,
(d) notes or other securities of the Commonwealth or the Government of New South Wales or the Government or Administration of another State or Territory,
(e) deposits with, or the acquisition of certificates of deposits or any other security issued by, a bank or building society (whether expressed in Australian currency or otherwise),
(f) bills of exchange, promissory notes or other negotiable instruments accepted, drawn or endorsed by a bank (whether expressed in Australian currency or otherwise),
(g) a guaranteed investment contract (expressed in Australian currency) of a type approved by the Chief Commissioner,
(h) mortgage-backed securities, mortgage-backed certificates within the meaning of Part 1B of the Trustee Act 1958 of Victoria or marketable securities that are secondary mortgage market securities under section 29 (1) of the Mortgages (Secondary Market) Act 1984 of Queensland.
(a) a company that is not limited by shares, or
(b) a company that is limited by shares and whose shares are not quoted on--(i) the Australian Securities Exchange, or(ii) the London Exchange, or(iii) the New York Exchange, or(iv) the New Zealand Exchange, or(v) a stock exchange that is a member of the World Federation of Exchanges, or(vi) a declared stock exchange.
(a) shares, units or interests that have stopped being quoted on a stock exchange merely because they belong to a class of shares, units or interests the quotation of which has been suspended, unless the body that issued the shares, units or interests has ceased to be included in the official list of the stock exchange, and
(b) shares, units or interests that comprise a stapled security that is quoted on a stock exchange.
(a) a stock exchange that is a member of the World Federation of Exchanges, or
(b) the National Stock Exchange, or
(ba) the New Zealand Exchange, or
(bb) the London Exchange, or
(bc) the New York Exchange, or
(c) a stock exchange that is declared to be a recognised stock exchange by an order of the Minister, published in the Gazette, that is in force.
Editorial note--: For orders under this definition see Gazette No 61 of 5.5.2006, p 2696.
(a) natural persons are related persons if--(i) one is the spouse or de facto partner of the other, or(ii) one is the parent, brother or sister of the other, or(iii) one is the spouse, or de facto partner, of a parent, child, brother or sister of the other,
(b) companies are related persons if they are related bodies corporate,
(c) a natural person and a private company are related persons if the natural person is a majority shareholder or director of the company or of another private company that is a related body corporate,
(d) a natural person and a trustee are related persons if the natural person is a beneficiary of the trust (not being a public unit trust scheme or discretionary trust) of which the trustee is a trustee,
(e) a private company and a trustee are related persons if the company, or a majority shareholder or director of the company, is a beneficiary of the trust (not being a public unit trust scheme or discretionary trust) of which the trustee is a trustee.
(a) a right or interest (whether described as a unit or a sub-unit or otherwise) of a beneficiary under the scheme, or
(b) a right to any such right or interest.
(1) For the purposes of this Act, an
"associated person" means a person who is associated with another person in accordance with the following provisions--(a) persons are associated persons if they are related persons,(b) natural persons are associated persons if they are partners in a partnership to which the Partnership Act 1892 applies,(c) companies are associated persons if the same person has a majority shareholding in each company,(d) the trustee of a trust and the trustee of another trust are associated persons if any person is a beneficiary common to--(i) both of the trusts, or(ii) one of the trusts and a sub-trust of the other trust, or(iii) any sub-trusts of the trusts,(d1) a natural person and a trustee are associated persons if the natural person is a beneficiary of--(i) the trust (not being a public unit trust scheme) of which the trustee is a trustee, or(ii) a sub-trust (not being a public unit trust scheme) of that trust,(e) a company and a trustee are associated persons if any related body corporate of the company is a beneficiary of--(i) the trust (not being a public unit trust scheme) of which the trustee is a trustee, or(ii) any sub-trust (not being a public unit trust scheme) of that trust,(e1) a private company and a trustee are associated persons if the company, or a majority shareholder or director of the company, is a beneficiary of--(i) the trust (not being a public unit trust scheme) of which the trustee is a trustee, or(ii) any sub-trust (not being a public unit trust scheme) of that trust,(f) a company and the trustee of a unit trust scheme are associated persons if the shares in the company and the units in the unit trust scheme are "stapled", so that they cannot be traded except as a single security,(g) trustees of unit trust schemes are associated persons if the units in the unit trust schemes are "stapled", so that they cannot be traded except as a single security.
(2) However, the responsible entity for a managed investment scheme and the responsible entity for another managed investment scheme are considered to be associated persons only if--(a) a person who holds a significant interest in one scheme also holds a significant interest in the other scheme, or(b) a person holds a significant interest in one scheme and a related person to that person holds a significant interest in the other scheme.
(3) A person holds a
"significant interest" in a managed investment scheme if the person is a member of the scheme and has an interest in the scheme that (either alone or when aggregated with the interests in the scheme held by related persons who are members of the scheme) is an interest of more than 20%.
(4) A trustee of a complying superannuation fund and the trustee for another complying superannuation fund are considered to be associated persons under subclause (1) (d) only if--(a) a member of the first fund who holds a significant interest in that fund is also a member of the other fund and holds a significant interest in that other fund, or(b) a member of the first fund holds a significant interest in the first fund and a related person to that member (who is a member of the other fund) holds a significant interest in the other fund.
(5) A member of a complying superannuation fund holds a
"significant interest" in the fund if the member has an interest in the fund that (either alone or when aggregated with the interests in the fund held by related persons who are members of the fund) is an interest of more than 20%.
(6) A reference in this clause to a
"sub-trust" of a trust includes a reference to any sub-trust (whether or not a direct sub-trust of that trust) that establishes an interest in the trust.
(7) A person is considered under this clause to be a beneficiary of a sub-trust of a trust only if the interest in the trust that is held for the benefit of the beneficiary is an interest of 50% or more.
(1) For the purposes of this Act, a
"widely held trust" means a unit trust scheme which has not less than 300 unit holders none of whom, individually or together with any associated person, is entitled to more than 20% of the units in the trust.
(2) If a registered unit holder in a unit trust scheme holds units as a trustee for 2 or more trusts the unit holder is to be treated as a separate registered unit holder in relation to each of those trusts and the units held under each trust are to be treated as a separate unit holding.
(3) However, a trustee is not to be treated as a separate registered unit holder in relation to 2 or more trusts if, as separate registered unit holders in relation to those trusts, they would be associated persons.
(1) For the purposes of this Act, a mining lease or mineral claim granted under the Mining Act 1992 is taken to give the holder an interest in the land to which it relates.
(1A) To avoid doubt, the land includes anything that, under the authority of the mining lease or mineral claim (whether direct or indirect), is fixed to the land the subject of the lease or claim and that would be a part of the land (as a fixture) if the lease or claim were an estate in fee simple in the land.
(2) For the purposes of this Act, the following do not give rise to an interest in land--(a) an assessment lease, exploration licence or opal prospecting licence under the Mining Act 1992 ,(b) a carbon sequestration right within the meaning of Division 4 of Part 6 of the Conveyancing Act 1919 ,(c) a petroleum title within the meaning of the Petroleum (Onshore) Act 1991 ,(d) a licence, permit, lease, access authority or special prospecting authority under the Petroleum (Offshore) Act 1982 .