(1)  In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears –

Agreement means the agreement made on 22nd December 1978 between the Commonwealth and the States in relation to a proposed scheme for the co-operative regulation of companies and the securities industry, or, if that agreement is or has been amended or affected by another agreement, that agreement as so amended or affected;

Commission means the National Companies and Securities Commission established by the National Companies and Securities Commission Act 1979 of the Commonwealth;

Ministerial Council means the Ministerial Council for Companies and Securities established by the Agreement;

Tasmania means the State of Tasmania and its Dependencies;

the applied provisions means the provisions applying by reason of sections 4 and 6 ;

the Commonwealth Act means the Companies (Acquisition of Shares) Act 1980 of the Commonwealth.

(2)  In this Act, a reference to a Commonwealth Act shall be construed as including a reference to that Act as amended and in force for the time being and to an Act passed in substitution for that Act.