4Definitions

4 Definitions

4 Definitions

(1) In this Law:

binding instructions means instructions given under section 19.

category of registration means a category of registration under this Law for which provision is made in the guidelines under section 10 (2).

community housing means housing for people on a very low, low or moderate income or for people with additional needs that is delivered by non-government organisations.

community housing asset of a community housing provider means:

(a) land vested in the provider by or under the community housing legislation of a participating jurisdiction, or

(b) land acquired by the provider wholly or partly with funding provided by a Housing Agency of a participating jurisdiction, or

(c) land vested in the provider on which a Housing Agency of a participating jurisdiction has constructed housing or made other improvements, or

(d) funds provided to the provider by a Housing Agency of a participating jurisdiction for the purposes of community housing, or

(e) any other asset of the provider that is of a class of assets declared by the community housing legislation of a participating jurisdiction as community housing assets for the purposes of this Law.

community housing legislation of a participating jurisdiction means:

(a) this Law as it applies as a law of that jurisdiction by an Act of that jurisdiction (including provisions of that Act that relate to the application of this Law in that jurisdiction), or

(b) so much of an Act of that jurisdiction that contains provisions that substantially correspond to the provisions of this Law,

and includes any other legislation of that jurisdiction that the law of that jurisdiction declares to be community housing legislation.

entity means the following:

(a) a company limited by shares or guarantee under the Corporations Act 2001 of the Commonwealth,

(b) an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander corporation registered under the Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006 of the Commonwealth,

(c) a body corporate, cooperative or incorporated association created under legislation of the Commonwealth or a State or Territory.