Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current Acts(1) In this Act—
"ANZAC Day Proceeds Fund" means the Fund established under section 4A of the ANZAC Day Act 1958 ;
"assets", in relation to a patriotic fund, includes money, securities and real and personal property;
"authorised deposit-taking institution" has the same meaning as in the Banking Act 1959 of the Commonwealth;
S. 3(1) def. of Director amended by No. 21/2012 s. 239(Sch. 6 item 45.1).
"Director" means the Director within the meaning of the Australian Consumer Law and Fair Trading Act 2012 ;
"ex-service community" means all veterans, all surviving partners of veterans and all dependants of veterans;
S. 3(1) def. of inspector amended by No. 21/2012 s. 239(Sch. 6 item 45.2).
"inspector" means an inspector appointed under the Australian Consumer Law and Fair Trading Act 2012 ;
patriotic fund has the meaning given by section 23;
"person" includes a body or association (corporate or unincorporate) and a partnership;
"prescribed" means prescribed by the regulations;
"regulations" means regulations made under this Act;
S. 3(1) def. of service or duty amended by No. 25/2023 s. 7(Sch. 1 item 31.1).
"service or duty" means—
(a) any naval, military or air service in any proclaimed war; or
(b) any special defence undertaking within the meaning of section 6 of the Defence (Special Undertakings) Act 1952 of the Commonwealth; or
(c) any peacetime activities, including peace keeping activities; or
(d) any training activities, including activities conducted in conditions simulating war or war-like activities—
engaged in by an officer or a member of the naval, military or air forces of His Majesty or of the Commonwealth of Australia or of any of the naval, military or air forces of His Majesty's allies that are authorised expressly or impliedly or are incidental to the scope of service or duty of the officer or member;
transfer includes convey;
trustee in the case of any patriotic fund, includes every person for the time being exercising control either solely or jointly with any other person over the patriotic fund;
"veteran" means a person who performed service or duty and who now resides in Victoria but does not include current members of the Australian Defence Force rendering continuous full time service;
"Victorian Veterans Council" means the Council established by section 4;
"Victorian Veterans Fund" means the Fund established by section 20.
(2) In this Act, "any proclaimed war" is considered and taken to refer to any war or hostilities or special assignment—
S. 3(2)(a) amended by No. 25/2023 s. 7(Sch. 1 item 31.2).
(a) in which any of the naval, military or air forces of His Majesty or of the Commonwealth of Australia have been, are, or may be, engaged; and
(b) which is specified for the purposes of this Act by Order of the Governor in Council published in the Government Gazette.
(3) Any proclaimed war specified by a proclamation under the Patriotic Funds Act 1958 which is in force immediately before the commencement of section 85 is deemed to be a proclaimed war for the purposes of this Act.
S. 3(4) amended by No. 25/2023 s. 7(Sch. 1 item 31.3).
(4) In this Act, the expressions His Majesty's naval, military or air forces and the naval, military and air forces of His Majesty and similar expressions mean the naval, military or air forces of any nation, dominion or colony of which His Majesty or a predecessor or successor of His Majesty is or was sovereign.
Part 2—The Victorian Veterans Council