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 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.