46Definitions of certain common phrases

### 46 Definitions of certain common phrases > *\[Section 46 Amended by 25 Geo. V No. 78 \]**\[Section 46 Amended by No. 68 of 1962, s. 4 \]**\[Section 46 Amended by No. 4 of 1974, s. 8 and Sched. 1 \]**\[Section 46 Amended by No. 39 of 1981, s. 20 \]**\[Section 46 Amended by No. 29 of 1984, s. 3 and Sched. 1 \]**\[Section 46 Amended by No. 13 of 1987, s. 6 and Sched. 2 \]**\[Section 46 Amended by No. 20 of 1992, s. 10 \]**\[Section 46 Amended by No. 30 of 1995, s. 3 and Sched. 1 \]**\[Section 46 Amended by No. 62 of 1996, s. 3 and Sched. 1 \]*In any Act –[*\[Section 46 Amended by No. 74 of 1999, Sched. 2, Applied:01 Jan 2000\]*](/view/html/inforce/2000-01-01/act-1999-074#JS2@Ja3@GC1@Hpa@EN) > > > [*\[Section 46 Amended by No. 66 of 2007, Sched. 1, Applied:31 Dec 2008\]*](/view/html/inforce/2008-12-31/act-2007-066#JS1@Ja1@GC1@EN) ***Australian lawyer*** has the same meaning as in the [Legal Profession Act 2007](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2007-024) ; > > > [*\[Section 46 Amended by No. 66 of 2007, Sched. 1, Applied:31 Dec 2008\]*](/view/html/inforce/2008-12-31/act-2007-066#JS1@Ja1@GC1@EN) ***Australian legal practitioner*** has the same meaning as in the [Legal Profession Act 2007](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2007-024) ; > > > [*\[Section 46 Amended by No. 74 of 1999, Sched. 2, Applied:01 Jan 2000\]*](/view/html/inforce/2000-01-01/act-1999-074#JS2@Ja3@GC1@Hpa@EN) ***authorised deposit-taking institution*** means a body corporate that is an authorised deposit-taking institution for the purposes of the [Banking Act 1959](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-9999-999) of the Commonwealth; > > [*\[Section 46 Amended by No. 26 of 2003, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jul 2004\]*](/view/html/inforce/2004-07-01/act-2003-026#JS1@Ja1@GC1@Hpa@EN) > > > [*\[Section 46 Amended by No. 26 of 2003, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jul 2004\]*](/view/html/inforce/2004-07-01/act-2003-026#JS1@Ja1@GC1@Hpa@EN) [*\[Section 46 Amended by No. 12 of 2016, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jan 2017\]*](/view/html/inforce/2017-01-01/act-2016-012#JS1@Ja1@GC1@Hpa@EN) ***Building Regulations*** has the same meaning as in the [Building Act 2016](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2016-025) ; > > > [*\[Section 46 Amended by No. 76 of 2003, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jan 2004\]*](/view/html/inforce/2004-01-01/act-2003-076#JS1@Ja1@GC1@Hpa@EN) ***commissioned police officer*** means a commissioned police officer as defined in the [Police Service Act 2003](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2003-075) ; > > > [*\[Section 46 Amended by No. 76 of 2003, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jan 2004\]*](/view/html/inforce/2004-01-01/act-2003-076#JS1@Ja1@GC1@Hpa@EN) ***Commissioner of Police*** means the Commissioner of Police as defined in the [Police Service Act 2003](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2003-075) ; > > > [*\[Section 46 Amended by No. 62 of 2000, Sched. 1, Applied:14 Nov 2000\]*](/view/html/inforce/2000-11-14/act-2000-062#JS1@Ja1@GC5@Hpa@EN) ***contravene*** includes fail to comply with; > > [*\[Section 46 Amended by No. 74 of 1999, Sched. 2, Applied:01 Jan 2000\]*](/view/html/inforce/2000-01-01/act-1999-074#JS2@Ja3@GC1@Hpb@EN) > > > ***council*** means a council within the meaning of the [Local Government Act 1993](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1993-095) ; > > [*\[Section 46 Amended by No. 74 of 1999, Sched. 2, Applied:01 Jan 2000\]*](/view/html/inforce/2000-01-01/act-1999-074#JS2@Ja3@GC1@Hpc@EN) > > > ***crime*** shall mean an offence punishable upon indictment as provided by the [Criminal Code](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1924-069) , and where in any Act any offence is declared to be a felony or is made punishable upon information, the same shall be deemed to be a crime; > > > [*\[Section 46 Amended by No. 3 of 2010, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jul 2010\]*](/view/html/inforce/2010-07-01/act-2010-003#JS1@Ja1@GC1@Hpa@EN) ***enrolled nurse*** means a person registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (Tasmania) in the nursing profession whose name is entered on Division 2 of the Register of Nurses, kept under that Law, as an enrolled nurse; > > > ***estate***, used in reference to land, shall include any estate or interest, easement, right, title, claim, demand, charge, lien, or encumbrance in, over, to, or in respect of such land; > > > [*\[Section 46 Amended by No. 62 of 2000, Sched. 1, Applied:14 Nov 2000\]*](/view/html/inforce/2000-11-14/act-2000-062#JS1@Ja1@GC5@Hpb@EN) ***fail to comply with*** includes contravene; > > > ***Federal Court*** means the Federal Court of Australia; > > > [*\[Section 46 Amended by No. 61 of 1999, Sched. 1, Applied:24 Nov 1999\]*](/view/html/inforce/1999-11-24/act-1999-061#JS1@Ja1@GC5@EN) ***fee unit*** has the same meaning as in the [Fee Units Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1997-047) ; > > > ***High Court*** means the High Court of Australia; > > > [*\[Section 46 Amended by No. 72 of 2007, Sched. 1, Applied:28 Apr 2008\]*](/view/html/inforce/2008-04-28/act-2007-072#JS1@Ja1@GC2@EN) ***infringement notice*** means an infringement notice within the meaning of the [Monetary Penalties Enforcement Act 2005](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2005-057) ; > > > ***instigate***, used in relation to any offence, shall mean counsel, procure, or command; > > > [*\[Section 46 Amended by No. 67 of 2009, s. 109, Applied:01 Oct 2010\]*](/view/html/inforce/2010-10-01/act-2009-067#GS109@EN) ***Integrity Commission*** means the Integrity Commission established under the [Integrity Commission Act 2009](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2009-067) ; > > > ***judge*** means – > > > > > > (a) in relation to a specified court, a judge of that court; or > > > > > > > (b) in any other case, a judge of the Supreme Court; > > > ***justice*** shall mean a justice of the peace; > > > ***land*** shall include messuages, tenements, and hereditaments, houses, and buildings of any tenure and any estate or interest therein; > > > ***local authority*** means the council exercising jurisdiction in the locality to which the context relates; > > > ***Magistrates Court*** means the Magistrates Court of Tasmania; > > > [*\[Section 46 Amended by No. 3 of 2010, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jul 2010\]*](/view/html/inforce/2010-07-01/act-2010-003#JS1@Ja1@GC1@Hpb@EN) ***medical practitioner*** means a person registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (Tasmania) in the medical profession; > > > [*\[Section 46 Amended by No. 32 of 1996, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Nov 1999\]*](/view/html/inforce/1999-11-01/act-1996-032#JS1@Ja1@GC1@Hpa@EN) [*\[Section 46 Amended by No. 69 of 2013, Sched. 1, Applied:17 Feb 2014\]*](/view/html/inforce/2014-02-17/act-2013-069#JS1@Ja1@GC1@EN) ***mental disorder*** means mental illness, within the meaning of the [Mental Health Act 2013](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2013-002) , arrested or incomplete development of mind, psychopathic disorder and any other disorder or disability of mind; > > > ***month*** shall mean calendar month; > > > ***municipal area*** means a municipal area within the meaning of the [Local Government Act 1993](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1993-095) ; > > > ***newspaper*** shall mean a newspaper as defined by the [Printers and Newspapers Act 1911](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1911-014) ; > > > ***offence*** means any contravention of, or failure to comply with, a law for which a person is liable to be punished, whether summarily or otherwise; > > > [*\[Section 46 Amended by No. 23 of 2022, s. 4, Applied:24 Oct 2022\]*](/view/html/inforce/2022-10-24/act-2022-023#GS4@EN) ***paramedic*** means a person registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (Tasmania) in the paramedicine profession; > > > [*\[Section 46 Amended by No. 23 of 2022, s. 4, Applied:24 Oct 2022\]*](/view/html/inforce/2022-10-24/act-2022-023#GS4@EN) ***pharmacist*** means a person registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (Tasmania) in the pharmacy profession; > > [*\[Section 46 Amended by No. 26 of 2003, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jul 2004\]*](/view/html/inforce/2004-07-01/act-2003-026#JS1@Ja1@GC1@Hpb@EN) > > > [*\[Section 46 Amended by No. 26 of 2003, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jul 2004\]*](/view/html/inforce/2004-07-01/act-2003-026#JS1@Ja1@GC1@Hpb@EN) [*\[Section 46 Amended by No. 12 of 2016, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jan 2017\]*](/view/html/inforce/2017-01-01/act-2016-012#JS1@Ja1@GC1@Hpb@EN) ***Plumbing Regulations*** has the same meaning as in the [Building Act 2016](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2016-025) ; > > > [*\[Section 46 Amended by No. 76 of 2003, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jan 2004\]*](/view/html/inforce/2004-01-01/act-2003-076#JS1@Ja1@GC1@Hpb@EN) ***police officer*** means a police officer as defined in the [Police Service Act 2003](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2003-075) ; > > > [*\[Section 46 Amended by No. 76 of 2003, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jan 2004\]*](/view/html/inforce/2004-01-01/act-2003-076#JS1@Ja1@GC1@Hpb@EN) ***Police Service*** means the Police Service established under the [Police Service Act 2003](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2003-075) ; > > > [*\[Section 46 Amended by No. 32 of 1996, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Nov 1999\]*](/view/html/inforce/1999-11-01/act-1996-032#JS1@Ja1@GC1@Hpb@EN) ***psychopathic disorder*** means a persistent disorder or disability of mind (whether or not including subnormality of intelligence) that results in abnormally aggressive or seriously irresponsible conduct on the part of a person and requires or is susceptible to medical treatment; > > > ***public place*** shall mean any place to which, at the relevant time, the public have access, whether on payment of money for admission thereto or otherwise; > > > [*\[Section 46 Amended by No. 3 of 2010, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jul 2010\]*](/view/html/inforce/2010-07-01/act-2010-003#JS1@Ja1@GC1@Hpc@EN) ***registered nurse*** means a person registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (Tasmania) in the nursing profession whose name is entered on Division 1 of the Register of Nurses, kept under that Law, as a registered nurse; > > > [*\[Section 46 Amended by No. 86 of 2000, Sched. 1, Applied:01 May 2001\]*](/view/html/inforce/2001-05-01/act-2000-086#JS1@Ja3@GC4@EN) ***State Service*** means the State Service constituted by the [State Service Act 2000](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2000-085) ; > > > [*\[Section 46 Amended by No. 86 of 2000, Sched. 1, Applied:01 May 2001\]*](/view/html/inforce/2001-05-01/act-2000-086#JS1@Ja3@GC4@EN) ***State Service Agency*** means an Agency within the meaning of the [State Service Act 2000](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2000-085) ; > > > [*\[Section 46 Amended by No. 86 of 2000, Sched. 1, Applied:01 May 2001\]*](/view/html/inforce/2001-05-01/act-2000-086#JS1@Ja3@GC4@EN) ***State Service employee*** means an employee within the meaning of the [State Service Act 2000](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2000-085) ; > > > [*\[Section 46 Amended by No. 86 of 2000, Sched. 1, Applied:01 May 2001\]*](/view/html/inforce/2001-05-01/act-2000-086#JS1@Ja3@GC4@EN) ***State Service employment*** means employment pursuant to an appointment as an officer or employee under the [State Service Act 2000](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2000-085) ; > > > [*\[Section 46 Amended by No. 86 of 2000, Sched. 1, Applied:01 May 2001\]*](/view/html/inforce/2001-05-01/act-2000-086#JS1@Ja3@GC4@EN) ***State Service officer*** means an officer within the meaning of the [State Service Act 2000](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2000-085) ; > > > ***statutory declaration*** or ***solemn declaration*** shall mean a declaration made and taken – > > > > > > (a) [*\[Section 46 Amended by No. 80 of 2001, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jul 2002\]*](/view/html/inforce/2002-07-01/act-2001-080#JS1@Ja1@GC1@EN) in this State, in accordance with the [Oaths Act 2001](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2001-077) ; > > > > > > > (b) in the United Kingdom or any British possession beyond this State, before a justice, notary public, or other person authorized by law to take a declaration therein; > > > > > > > (c) in any other place, before a British consul or vice-consul or other person having authority under any Act or Imperial Act to take a declaration; > > > ***Supreme Court*** shall mean the Supreme Court of Tasmania, and shall include the Supreme Court as first constituted under letters patent under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom, dated 13th October 1823; > > > [*\[Section 46 Amended by No. 18 of 2021, s. 4, Applied:05 Nov 2021\]*](/view/html/inforce/2021-11-05/act-2021-018#GS4@EN) ***Tasmanian Civil and Administrative Tribunal*** means the Tasmanian Civil and Administrative Tribunal established by [section 8 of the](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2020-024#GS8@EN) [Tasmanian Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2020](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2020-024) ; > > > ***town*** shall mean any place proclaimed or declared to be a town under any law authorizing such proclamation or declaration; > > > ***will*** shall include a codicil.