Interpretation of terms.Interpretation of terms.

### Interpretation of terms. Cf. E.B.A., s. 167. 4. In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears— “Affidavit” includes statutory declaration and affirmation; “Available act of bankruptcy” means any act of bankruptcy available for a bankruptcy petition at the date of the presentation of the bankruptcy petition on which the sequestration order is made; “Bankrupt” means any person in respect of whose estate a sequestration order has been made; “Bankruptcy”, in relation to jurisdiction or proceedings, includes any jurisdiction or proceedings under or by virtue of this Act; “Debt provable in bankruptcy”, or “Provable debt”, includes any debt or liability by this Act made provable in bankruptcy; E.B.A., s. 1 (2). “Debtor” includes any person, whether a British subject or not, who at the time when any act of bankruptcy was done or suffered by him— (a) was personally present in Australia; or (b) ordinarily resided or had a place of residence in Australia; or (c) was carrying on business in Australia, personally, or by means of an agent or manager; or (d) was a member of a firm or partnership which carried on business in Australia; “Extraordinary resolution” means a resolution passed by three-fourths in number and value of the creditors present, personally or by proxy, at a meeting of creditors and voting on the resolution; “Goods” includes all chattels personal; “Oath” includes statutory declaration and affirmation; “Officer” means an officer of the Court; “Ordinary resolution” means a resolution passed by a majority in value of the creditors present, personally or by proxy, at a meeting of creditors and voting on the resolution; “Petition” means a bankruptcy petition; “Prescribed” means prescribed by this Act, or by rules or regulations under this Act; “Property” includes money, goods, things in action, land, and every description of property, whether real or personal and whether situate in Australia or elsewhere; also obligations, easements, and every description of estate, interest and profit, present or future, vested or contingent, arising out of or incident to property as above defined; “Registrar” means a Registrar in Bankruptcy and includes a Deputy Registrar in Bankruptcy when exercising any of the powers or functions of the Registrar; “Regulations” includes rules; “Resolution” means ordinary resolution; “Rules” means rules made under this Act and includes regulations; “Secured creditor” means a person holding a mortgage, charge, or lien on the property of the debtor, or any part thereof, as a security for a debt due to him from the debtor; “Sequestration” means the making of a sequestration order, and “sequestrate” has a corresponding meaning; “Sheriff” includes any officer charged with the execution of a writ or other process; “Special resolution” means a resolution passed by a majority in number and three-fourths in value of the creditors present, personally or by proxy, at a meeting of creditors and voting on the resolution; “State Court” means a State Court having jurisdiction in bankruptcy under this Act; “Supreme Court” means the Supreme Court of a State or a Judge thereof; “Territory” means a Territory under the authority of the Commonwealth (including a Territory governed by the Commonwealth under a mandate) to which this Act extends; “The Court” means any Court having jurisdiction in bankruptcy or a Judge thereof; “The High Court” means the High Court of Australia; “This Act” includes all rules or regulations made thereunder; “Trustee” means the trustee in bankruptcy of a bankrupt’s estate and the official receiver when acting as trustee or the trustee under a composition or scheme of arrangement or under a deed of arrangement or under a deed of assignment, as the case may be.