4Definitions

4 Definitions

4 Definitions

(1) In this Act—

annual return means a return lodged or required to be lodged under section 23.

authorised officer means—

(a) a person appointed as an authorised officer under section 25A, or

(b) a person appointed as an investigator under section 18 of the Fair Trading Act 1987, or

(c) a police officer authorised under section 25A to exercise the functions of an authorised officer.

authority means an authority in force under Part 2.

charitable purpose includes any benevolent, philanthropic or patriotic purpose.

conducting a fundraising appeal is defined in section 6.

Department means the Department of Customer Service.

fundraising appeal is defined in section 5.

organisation includes any board of trustees or other body of persons, whether incorporated or unincorporated.

participating in a fundraising appeal is defined in section 6.

public inquirer, in relation to a public inquiry, means the person appointed under Part 3A to conduct the public inquiry.

public inquiry means a public inquiry under Part 3A.

registered office of a person or organisation, or branch of an organisation, that conducts fundraising appeals pursuant to an authority means the address stated in the application form referred to in section 15.

Secretary means—

(a) the Commissioner for Fair Trading, Department of Customer Service, or

(b) if there is no person employed as Commissioner for Fair Trading—the Secretary of the Department.

Note.

The Interpretation Act 1987 contains definitions and other provisions that affect the interpretation and application of this Act.

(2) In this Act—

(a) a reference to a function includes a reference to a power, authority and duty, and

(b) a reference to the exercise of a function includes, where the function is a duty, a reference to the performance of the duty.

(3) Notes included in this Act do not form part of this Act.

Am 2017 No 36, Sch 1 [1]; 2019 No 1, Sch 2.5; 2018 No 64, Sch 1[2] [3]; 2022 No 59, Sch 3.10 [1] [2]; 2024 No 4, Sch 2[1].