Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) In this Act,
unless the contrary intention appears —
owner , in relation to land held in freehold or
held in leasehold under a strata lease, means —
(a) a
person whose name is registered as a proprietor of the land; and
(b) the
State, if registered as a proprietor of the land; and
(c) a
person who holds a prescribed interest in the land;
owner , in relation to Crown land, means —
(a) a
prescribed person; or
(ba) the
State, in prescribed circumstances; or
(b) a
person who holds a prescribed interest in the land,
and the regulations may specify whether owner
means one or more of those persons for the purposes of a particular provision
of this Act.
(2) The regulations
may impose restrictions on the circumstances in which a person will be treated
as an owner for the purposes of a provision of this Act specified in the
regulations.
[Section 5 amended: No. 37 of 2012 s. 5; No. 30 of
2018 s. 122.]