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Civil Liability Act 2003
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### sec.38 Interpretation
In this division—
community organisation means any of the following that organises the doing of community work by volunteers—
a corporation;
a trustee acting in the capacity of trustee;
a church or other religious group;
a registered political party as defined under the Electoral Act 1992 or the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 (Cwlth) ;
a public or other authority as defined under section 34 ;
a parents and citizens association formed under the Education (General Provisions) Act 2006 , chapter 7 ;
another entity prescribed under a regulation.
s 38(1) def community organisation amd 2010 No. 9 s 6
community work means work that is not for private financial gain and that is done for a charitable, benevolent, philanthropic, sporting, recreational, political, educational or cultural purpose, and includes making donations of food if the donations are not for private financial gain and are done for a charitable, benevolent, philanthropic, sporting, recreational, political, educational or cultural purpose.
s 38(1) def community work amd 2004 No. 43 s 23 (1)
food donor —
means an entity that, in good faith for a charitable, benevolent, philanthropic, sporting, recreational, political, educational or cultural purpose, donates or distributes food with the intention that the consumer of the food will not have to pay for the food; but
does not include—
an entity that directly distributes the food to the consumer of the food; or
a volunteer.
s 38(1) def food donor ins 2008 No. 59 s 14 (1)
organised includes directed or supervised.
possession includes control.
s 38(1) def possession ins 2008 No. 59 s 14 (1)
volunteer means an individual who—
does community work on a voluntary basis; or
donates food in the circumstances mentioned in section 39 (3) .
s 38(1) def volunteer sub 2004 No. 43 s 23 (2)
amd 2008 No. 59 s 14 (2)
work includes any activity.
For the purposes of this division—
community work done by a person under an order of a court is not to be regarded as work done on a voluntary basis; and
community work for which a person receives remuneration by way of reimbursement of the person’s reasonable expenses in doing the work is to be regarded as work done on a voluntary basis.
(sec.38-ssec.1) In this division— community organisation means any of the following that organises the doing of community work by volunteers— a corporation; a trustee acting in the capacity of trustee; a church or other religious group; a registered political party as defined under the Electoral Act 1992 or the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 (Cwlth) ; a public or other authority as defined under section 34 ; a parents and citizens association formed under the Education (General Provisions) Act 2006 , chapter 7 ; another entity prescribed under a regulation. s 38(1) def community organisation amd 2010 No. 9 s 6 community work means work that is not for private financial gain and that is done for a charitable, benevolent, philanthropic, sporting, recreational, political, educational or cultural purpose, and includes making donations of food if the donations are not for private financial gain and are done for a charitable, benevolent, philanthropic, sporting, recreational, political, educational or cultural purpose. s 38(1) def community work amd 2004 No. 43 s 23 (1) food donor — means an entity that, in good faith for a charitable, benevolent, philanthropic, sporting, recreational, political, educational or cultural purpose, donates or distributes food with the intention that the consumer of the food will not have to pay for the food; but does not include— an entity that directly distributes the food to the consumer of the food; or a volunteer. s 38(1) def food donor ins 2008 No. 59 s 14 (1) organised includes directed or supervised. possession includes control. s 38(1) def possession ins 2008 No. 59 s 14 (1) volunteer means an individual who— does community work on a voluntary basis; or donates food in the circumstances mentioned in section 39 (3) . s 38(1) def volunteer sub 2004 No. 43 s 23 (2) amd 2008 No. 59 s 14 (2) work includes any activity.
(sec.38-ssec.2) For the purposes of this division— community work done by a person under an order of a court is not to be regarded as work done on a voluntary basis; and community work for which a person receives remuneration by way of reimbursement of the person’s reasonable expenses in doing the work is to be regarded as work done on a voluntary basis.
- (a) a corporation;
- (b) a trustee acting in the capacity of trustee;
- (c) a church or other religious group;
- (d) a registered political party as defined under the Electoral Act 1992 or the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 (Cwlth) ;
- (e) a public or other authority as defined under section 34 ;
- (f) a parents and citizens association formed under the Education (General Provisions) Act 2006 , chapter 7 ;
- (g) another entity prescribed under a regulation.
- (a) means an entity that, in good faith for a charitable, benevolent, philanthropic, sporting, recreational, political, educational or cultural purpose, donates or distributes food with the intention that the consumer of the food will not have to pay for the food; but
- (b) does not include— (i) an entity that directly distributes the food to the consumer of the food; or (ii) a volunteer.
- (i) an entity that directly distributes the food to the consumer of the food; or
- (ii) a volunteer.
- (i) an entity that directly distributes the food to the consumer of the food; or
- (ii) a volunteer.
- (a) does community work on a voluntary basis; or
- (b) donates food in the circumstances mentioned in section 39 (3) .
- (a) community work done by a person under an order of a court is not to be regarded as work done on a voluntary basis; and
- (b) community work for which a person receives remuneration by way of reimbursement of the person’s reasonable expenses in doing the work is to be regarded as work done on a voluntary basis.