3Definitions

3 Definitions

3 Definitions

(1) In this Act:

amendment reference means the reference under section 4 (1) (b).

commencement day means the day on which section 4 (1) commences.

Corporations instrument means any instrument made or issued under the Corporations legislation.

Corporations legislation means Commonwealth Acts enacted in the terms, or substantially in the terms, of the tabled text and as in force from time to time.

express amendment of the Corporations legislation means the direct amendment of the text of the Corporations legislation (whether by the insertion, omission, repeal, substitution or relocation of words or matter) by Commonwealth Acts, but does not include the enactment by a Commonwealth Act of a provision that has or will have substantive effect otherwise than as part of the text of the Corporations legislation.

initial reference means the reference under section 4 (1) (a).

prescribed termination day means the day on which both the references are to terminate as set out in section 5 (1).

reference means:

(a) the initial reference, or

(b) the amendment reference.

referred provisions means the tabled text to the extent to which that text deals with matters that are included in the legislative powers of the Parliament of the State.

tabled text means the text of the following proposed Bills for Commonwealth Acts, comprised in two or more documents (each bearing identification as “part of the tabled text”) as tabled by or on behalf of the Attorney General in the Legislative Assembly at any time during the period between the giving of notice of motion for leave to introduce the Bill for this Act in the Legislative Assembly and the second reading of that Bill in the Legislative Assembly:

(a) Corporations Bill 2001,

(b) Australian Securities and Investments Commission Bill 2001.

(2) If a proclamation terminating the amendment reference alone has been published under section 7 and has not been revoked, the expression the references refers to the initial reference only.