Section 4 - Australian Jockey and Sydney Turf Clubs Merger Act 2010 - Interpretation

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(1) Definitions In this Act:

AJC means Australian Jockey Club Limited (ACN 130 406 852).

assets means any legal or equitable estate or interest (whether present or future, whether vested or contingent and whether personal or assignable) in real or personal property of any description (including money), and includes securities, choses in action and documents.

club rules means:

(a) in relation to the former AJC—the document entitled the Constitutional Rules of the Australian Jockey Club, as in force from time to time, and

(b) in relation to the AJC—the constitution of the company and any other document issued by the AJC that contains rules concerning membership of the company, as in force from time to time, and

(c) in relation to the STC—the regulations for the Sydney Turf Club set out in the First Schedule to the Sydney Turf Club Act 1943, as in force from time to time, and

(d) in relation to the merged racing club—the constitution of the club and any other document issued by the club containing rules concerning membership of the club, as in force from time to time.

company has the same meaning as it has in the Corporations Act.

constitution, in relation to the merged racing club or any other company, has the same meaning as constitution of a company has in the Corporations Act.

Corporations Act means the Corporations Act 2001 of the Commonwealth.

exercise a function includes perform a duty.

former AJC means the club that was known as the Australian Jockey Club as referred to in the repealed Australian Jockey Club Act 1873.

function includes a power, authority or duty.

general law means the common law and equity (as modified from time to time by legislation).

instrument means an instrument (other than this Act or an instrument made under this Act) or any other document that creates, modifies or extinguishes rights or liabilities (or would do so if lodged, filed or registered in accordance with any law), and includes any judgment, order, process or other instrument issued by a court or tribunal.

legislation includes:

(a) any statute of a legislature (whether enacted or made in Australia or elsewhere), and