3Interpretation

3 Interpretation

In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears –

Agreement means the agreement made on 22nd December 1978 between the Commonwealth and the States in relation to a proposed scheme for the co-operative regulation of companies and the securities industry or, if that agreement is or has been amended or affected by another agreement, that agreement as so amended or affected;

Code means the provisions of an Act passed by the Parliament of the Commonwealth pursuant to the Agreement as in force for the time being, being provisions applying, by reason of an Act passed by the Parliament of Tasmania pursuant to the Agreement, as laws of Tasmania;

Ministerial Council means the Ministerial Council for Companies and Securities established by the Agreement;

Tasmania means the State of Tasmania and its Dependencies;

the Commonwealth Act means the Companies and Securities (Interpretation and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1980 of the Commonwealth as amended and in force for the time being.