Child Care Act 1972
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4 Interpretation
(1) In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:
ACNC type of entity means an entity that meets the description of a type of entity in column 1 of the table in subsection 25‑5(5) of the Australian Charities and Not‑for‑profits Commission Act 2012.
body includes an association and society.
building includes a part of a building and an addition to a building and, in Part VI, includes any other improvement on land.
child care means the care of children at a time or times when they are not being cared for in their own homes or in the homes of other persons.
child care centre has the meaning given by section 4A.
Child Care Standards Committee means the committee established under section 14.
eligible child care centre has the meaning given by section 4B.
family assistance law means any one or more of the following:
(a) the A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999;
(b) the A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999;
(c) any instrument (including regulations) made under the A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999 or the A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999.
home does not include an orphanage or like institution.
information includes estimates.
officer means a person performing duties, or exercising powers or functions, under or in relation to this Act and, in relation to a provision of Part IIIA, includes:
(a) a person who has been such a person; and
(b) a person who is or has been appointed or employed by the Commonwealth and who, as a result of that appointment or employment, may acquire or has acquired information about a person under this Act; and
(c) a person who, although not appointed or employed by the Commonwealth, performs or performed services for the Commonwealth and who, as a result of performing those services, may acquire or has acquired information about a person under this Act.
operator, in relation to an eligible child care centre, means the person or body operating, or proposing to operate, the centre.
place includes a proposed place.