(1) In this Act,
unless the contrary intention appears—
"Adelaide City Council" or "the Council" means The Corporation of the
City of Adelaide;
"Adelaide Park Lands" or "Park Lands" means the Adelaide Park Lands as defined
(from time to time) by the Adelaide Park Lands Plan;
"Adelaide Park Lands Plan"—see Part 3;
"Adelaide Park Lands Authority" or "the Authority" means the
Adelaide Park Lands Authority established under Part 2;
"Adelaide Park Lands Fund" or "the Fund" means the Adelaide Park Lands Fund
established under Part 5;
"adjoining council" means a council that shares a common boundary with the
Adelaide City Council;
"board of management", in relation to the Authority, means the
board of management constituted under Part 2 Division 2;
"City of Adelaide" means the area of the Adelaide City Council;
"council" means a council established under the Local Government
Act 1999 ;
"GRO" means the General Registry Office at Adelaide;
"public notice" means notice given to the public in accordance with the
regulations;
"public road" has the same meaning as in the Local Government Act 1999 ;
"State authority" means—
(a) a
Minister of the Crown; or
(b) an
agency or instrumentality of the Crown; or
(c) a
body—
(i)
established for a public purpose by an Act; or
(ii)
established for a public purpose under an Act (other than
an Act providing for the incorporation of companies or associations,
co-operatives, societies or other voluntary organisations); or
(iii)
established or subject to control or direction by the
Governor, a Minister of the Crown or an agency or instrumentality of the Crown
(whether or not established by or under an Act or an enactment); or
(d) any
other body or entity brought within the ambit of this definition by the
regulations,
but does not include—
(e) a
council or any other body established for local government purposes; or
(f) a
body or entity excluded from the ambit of this definition by the regulations.
(2) The principles
that are to be applied under this Act with respect to the concept of the use
of land are to be the same as the principles that apply with respect to that
concept under the Development Act 1993 .