4Definitions

#### 4 Definitions 4 Definitions > In this Act— > > Aboriginal Housing Office (or AHO) means the Aboriginal Housing Office constituted by this Act. > > Aboriginal person means a person who— > > > (a) is a member of the Aboriginal race of Australia, and > > > (b) identifies as an Aboriginal person, and > > > (c) is accepted by the Aboriginal community as an Aboriginal person, > > and the expression Aboriginal people has a corresponding meaning. > > Aboriginal Regional Housing Committee means an Aboriginal Regional Housing Committee established under this Act. > > agency head means the head of the Public Service agency in which persons are employed to enable the AHO to exercise its functions. > > AHO housing agreement means an agreement between the Aboriginal Housing Office and a registered Aboriginal housing organisation in accordance with this Act. > > ATSIC means the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission established under the Commonwealth Act. > > Board means the Board of the Aboriginal Housing Office established by this Act. > > Commonwealth Act means the [Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission Act 1989](http://www.legislation.gov.au/) of the Commonwealth. > > Commonwealth-State agreement includes any agreement to which the Commonwealth and the State are parties, whether or not other persons or bodies are also parties to the agreement. > > exercise a function includes perform a duty. > > function includes a power, authority or duty. > > government agency means— > > > (a) a Public Service agency, or > > > (b) a statutory body representing the Crown, or > > > (c) a State owned corporation, or > > > (d) any other public or local authority constituted by or under an Act. > > housing includes any form of residential accommodation. > > land includes— > > > (a) a legal or equitable estate or interest in land, or > > > (b) an easement, right, charge, power or privilege over, or in connection with, land. > > Land and Housing Corporation means the New South Wales Land and Housing Corporation constituted by the [Housing Act 2001](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2001-052). > > New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council means the New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council established under the [Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1983-042). > > registered Aboriginal housing organisation means an eligible organisation (as defined in section 25) that is registered for the time being under Part 5. > > Torres Strait Islander means a person who— > > > (a) is a descendant of an indigenous inhabitant of the Torres Strait area within the meaning of the Commonwealth Act, and > > > (b) identifies as a Torres Strait Islander, and > > > (c) is accepted by the Torres Strait Islander community as a Torres Strait Islander. > > **s 4:** Am 2001 No 52, Sch 1.1; 2009 No 96, Sch 1 \[1\]; 2015 No 58, Sch 3.1 \[1\]–\[3\].