South Australian Current Acts

LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE AUTHORITY ACT 1983 - SECT 3

3—Interpretation

In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:

"the Authority" means the Local Government Finance Authority of South Australia established under Part 2;

"the Board" means the Board of Trustees of the Authority established under Part 2;

"council" means a council as defined in the Local Government Act 1934 ;

"council representative" means a person appointed by a council under Part 2 to represent it at a general meeting of the Authority;

"LGA" means the Local Government Association of South Australia;

"loan" means any form of financial accommodation (not being a grant) and "lend" and "borrow" have corresponding meanings;

"prescribed local government body" means—

            (a)         a controlling authority established under Part 13 of the Local Government Act 1934 ; or

            (b)         the LGA; or

            (c)         any other body—

                  (i)         established by or for councils or for local government purposes; and

                  (ii)         prescribed for the purposes of this paragraph;

"representative member" of the Board means a member of the Board—

            (a)         elected to the Board; or

            (b)         appointed to the Board upon the nomination of the LGA,

under Part 2;

"security" includes any document evidencing indebtedness.