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ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER COMMUNITIES (JUSTICE, LAND AND OTHER MATTERS) ACT 1984 - SECT 4

Definitions

4 Definitions

In this Act—

"Aboriginal land" means Aboriginal land under the Aboriginal Land Act 1991 .

"Aboriginal Council Accounting Standards" ...

"Aboriginal police officer" ...

"Aborigine" ...

"ACC" , for part 9 , division 3 , see section 74 .

"advertised proposed by-law" ...

"alcohol" has the same meaning as
"liquor" in the Liquor Act 1992 .

Note—
See the Liquor Act 1992 , section 4B .

"amended proposed by-law" ...

"appealable decision" ...

"appropriately qualified" , in relation to a power, includes having the qualifications, experience or standing appropriate to exercise the power.
Example of standing—
a person’s classification level in the public service

"approved form" means a form approved under section 70 .

"area" ...

"board" means the board of management of Community Enterprise Queensland.

"by-laws" ...

"canteen" ...

"certified copy" ...

"chief executive officer" means the individual appointed by the board as chief executive officer under section 60R .

"clerk of the court" , for a community area, means the clerk of the court of the Magistrates Court having jurisdiction for the area.

"closing day for objections and submissions" ...

"commencement"
(a) for part 9 —see section 72 ; and
(b) for part 11 —see section 86 .

"community area" means—
(a) a community government area; or
(b) the Shire of Aurukun or Mornington; or
(c) an IRC area, a part of an IRC area, or an IRC division area; or
(d) another area prescribed under a regulation.

"community council" ...

"Community Enterprise Queensland" means the entity continued in existence under section 60A(1) as Community Enterprise Queensland.

"community government" is an indigenous local government, that is not an indigenous regional council, under the Local Government Act 2009 .

"community government area" is the local government area of a community government.

"community justice group" means a community justice group established under part 4 for a community area.

"community police officer" means a person appointed under section 12 as a community police officer for a community government area, IRC area or IRC division area.

"consultation period" ...

"coordinator" , for a community justice group, means the person appointed under section 22 by the group to perform the functions of coordinator for the group.

"corporation" means the corporation sole preserved, continued in existence and constituted under this Act by the name and style Aboriginal and Islander Affairs Corporation.

"council area" ...

"Department" ...

"Director-General" ...

"drafting certificate" ...

"dry place" , for part 5 , see section 27 .

"entity" ...

"fermenter" , for part 5 , see section 27 .

"home-brew concentrate" , for part 5 , see section 27 .

"home-brew kit" , for part 5 , see section 27 .

"homemade alcohol" , for part 5 , see section 27 .

"IIB" means the Island Industries Board under this Act as in force immediately before the commencement of the Electricity and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2016 , part 2 .

"indigenous local government" , for part 3 , division 1 , see section 8A .

"indigenous regional council" means TSIRC or NPARC.

"IRC area" means the local government area of an indigenous regional council.

"IRC division area" means a part of an IRC area that, under the Local Government Act 2009 , is one of the divisions into which the IRC area is divided for electoral purposes.

"Islander" ...

"liquor provisions" means—
(a) section 34 ; and
(b) the Liquor Act 1992 , sections 168B , 169 and 171 .

"local law" has the meaning given in the Local Government Act 2009 .

"member" means a member of a community justice group.

"Minister" ...

"model by-law" ...

"native title holder" , for part 6 , see section 48 .

"native title rights and interests" , for part 6 , see section 48 .

"non-Aboriginal land" ...

"notional GST" ...

"NPARC" means the Northern Peninsula Area Regional Council.

"police officer in charge" , for a community government area, IRC area or IRC division area, means the police officer in charge of the police station in the area or, if there is no police station in the area, the police officer in charge of the nearest police station.

"possess" , for part 5 , see section 27 .

"post-amended Act" , for part 11 , see section 86 .

"pre-amended Act" , for part 11 , see section 86 .

"prescribed community area" , for part 5 , see section 27 .

"private place" ...

"proposed authorising law" ...

"proposed by-law" ...

"public place" ...

"relevant Bamaga area" means the area that, immediately before the day that, under the Local Government Act 1993 , is the changeover day for NPARC, was the Bamaga council area under the repealed Torres Strait Act.

"relevant Seisia area" means the area that, immediately before the day that, under the Local Government Act 1993 , is the changeover day for NPARC, was the Seisia council area under the repealed Torres Strait Act.

"repealed part 8" , for part 9 , division 3 , see section 74 .

"repealed Torres Strait Act" means the Community Services (Torres Strait) Act 1984 as in force before its repeal under the Local Government and Other Legislation (Indigenous Regional Councils) Amendment Act 2007 .

"required number" ...

"residential premises" , for part 5 , see section 27 .

"State interest" ...

"subordinate by-law" ...

"tenant" , for part 5 , see section 27 .

"Torres Strait Islander land" means Torres Strait Islander land under the Torres Strait Islander Land Act 1991 .

"trust area" , for part 6 , see section 48 .

"TSC" means the Torres Shire Council.

"TSIRC" means the Torres Strait Island Regional Council.

"Under Secretary" ...



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