3Interpretation

3 Interpretation

(1) In this Act:

Aboriginal means a member of the Aboriginal race of Australia.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander corporation means a corporation registered under the Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006.

Community Council means the directors of the Kirrae Whurrong Aboriginal Corporation.

Condah land means the land shown shaded and hatched on the plan in Part A, and shown hatched on the plan in Part B, of Schedule 1.

Corporation means the Kerrup‑Jmara Elders Aboriginal Corporation or the Kirrae Whurrong Aboriginal Corporation, as the case requires.

Crown means the Crown in right of the Commonwealth or of the State of Victoria, or of both, as the case requires.

day of vesting, in relation to a Corporation, means the day on which the relevant land is vested in the Corporation under section 6 or 7.

Framlingham Forest means the land shown shaded and hatched on the plan in Schedule 2.

Framlingham Reserve means the lands shown on the plan in the First Schedule to the Aboriginal Lands Act 1970 of Victoria.

interest, in relation to land, means:

(a) a legal or equitable estate or interest in the land; or
(b) a right, power or privilege over, or in connection with, the land.

Kerrup‑Jmara Elders Aboriginal Corporation means the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander corporation of that name.

Kirrae Whurrong Aboriginal Corporation means the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander corporation of that name.

mineral means any substance (except water) that occurs naturally as part of the earth’s crust, including:

(a) oil shale and coal; and
(b) hydrocarbons and mineral oils contained in oil shale or coal or extracted from oil shale or coal by chemical or industrial processes; and
(c) petroleum within the meaning of the Petroleum Act 1958 of Victoria; and
(d) stone within the meaning of the Extractive Industries Act 1966 of Victoria.

mining operation means any operation carried out from mining purposes.

mining purposes means the purposes of: