3Definitions

### 3 Definitions > *\[Section 3 Amended by No. 5 of 1992, s. 4 \]* > > > (1)  In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears – > > > > > ***applicable provision***, in relation to a jurisdiction, means a provision of – > > > > > > > > (a) the Corporations Law, or Corporations Regulations, of that jurisdiction; or > > > > > > > > > (b) [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 74 of 1999, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jan 2000\]*](/view/html/inforce/2000-01-01/act-1999-074#JS1@Ja1@GC2@Hpa@EN) the ASIC Law, or ASIC Regulations, of that jurisdiction; or > > > > > > > > > (c) in the case of the Capital Territory – a Commonwealth law as applying, of its own force or because of another Commonwealth law, in relation to – > > > > > > > > > > > > (i) an offence against; or > > > > > > > > > > > > > (ii) an act, matter or thing arising under or in respect of – > > > > > > > > > > a provision that, because of any other application or applications of this definition, is an applicable provision of the Capital Territory or any other jurisdiction; or > > > > > > > > > (d) in the case of a jurisdiction other than the Capital Territory – a Commonwealth law as applying, because of a law of that jurisdiction, in relation to – > > > > > > > > > > > > (i) an offence against; or > > > > > > > > > > > > > (ii) an act, matter or thing arising under or in respect of – > > > > > > > > > > a provision that, because of any other application or applications of this definition, is an applicable provision of that or any other jurisdiction; > > > > [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 74 of 1999, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jan 2000\]*](/view/html/inforce/2000-01-01/act-1999-074#JS1@Ja1@GC2@Hpb@EN) > > > > > [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 74 of 1999, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jan 2000\]*](/view/html/inforce/2000-01-01/act-1999-074#JS1@Ja1@GC2@Hpb@EN) ***ASIC Act*** means the *Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 1989* of the Commonwealth; > > > > > [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 74 of 1999, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jan 2000\]*](/view/html/inforce/2000-01-01/act-1999-074#JS1@Ja1@GC2@Hpb@EN) ***ASIC Law*** has the meaning given by [Part 11](#HP11@EN) ; > > > > > [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 74 of 1999, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jan 2000\]*](/view/html/inforce/2000-01-01/act-1999-074#JS1@Ja1@GC2@Hpb@EN) ***ASIC Law of Tasmania*** means the provisions applying by reason of [section 58](#GS58@EN) ; > > > > > [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 74 of 1999, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jan 2000\]*](/view/html/inforce/2000-01-01/act-1999-074#JS1@Ja1@GC2@Hpb@EN) ***ASIC Regulations*** has the meaning given by [Part 11](#HP11@EN) ; > > > > > [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 74 of 1999, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jan 2000\]*](/view/html/inforce/2000-01-01/act-1999-074#JS1@Ja1@GC2@Hpb@EN) ***ASIC Regulations of Tasmania*** means the provisions applying by reason of [section 59](#GS59@EN) ; > > > > > ***authority***, in relation to the Commonwealth, has the same meaning as in Part 8 of the Corporations Act; > > > > > ***Capital Territory*** means the Australian Capital Territory and the Jervis Bay Territory; > > > > > [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 74 of 1999, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jan 2000\]*](/view/html/inforce/2000-01-01/act-1999-074#JS1@Ja1@GC2@Hpc@EN) ***Commission*** means the Australian Securities and Investments Commission established by the ASIC Act; > > > > > ***Commonwealth administrative laws*** means the following: > > > > > > > > (a) [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 11 of 2001, s. 14, Applied:01 Jun 2001\]*](/view/html/inforce/2001-06-01/act-2001-011#GS14@Hpa@EN) [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 8 of 2025, s. 11, Applied:14 Oct 2024\]*](/view/html/inforce/2024-10-14/act-2025-008#GS11@EN) the *Administrative Review Tribunal Act 2024* of the Commonwealth (excluding Part 7); > > > > > > > > > (b) [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 11 of 2001, s. 14, Applied:01 Jun 2001\]*](/view/html/inforce/2001-06-01/act-2001-011#GS14@Hpb@EN) > > > > > > > > > (c) the *Freedom of Information Act 1982* of the Commonwealth; > > > > > > > > > (d) the *Ombudsman Act 1976* of the Commonwealth; > > > > > > > > > (e) the *Privacy Act 1988* of the Commonwealth – > > > > > > and the provisions of the regulations in force for the time being under those Acts; > > > > > [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 11 of 2001, s. 14, Applied:01 Jun 2001\]*](/view/html/inforce/2001-06-01/act-2001-011#GS14@Hpc@EN) ***Commonwealth authority*** means an authority or body (whether incorporated or not) that is established or continued in existence by or under an Act of the Commonwealth; > > > > > [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 74 of 1999, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jan 2000\]*](/view/html/inforce/2000-01-01/act-1999-074#JS1@Ja1@GC2@Hpd@EN) ***Commonwealth law*** means any of the written or unwritten laws of the Commonwealth, including laws about the exercise of prerogative powers, rights and privileges, other than the Corporations Law of the Capital Territory, the ASIC Law of the Capital Territory or provisions prescribed, for the purposes of the definition of "Commonwealth law" in section 4 of the Corporations Act, by regulations under section 73 of the Corporations Act; > > > > > ***Commonwealth Minister*** has the meaning given to "the Minister" by section 80A(2) of the Corporations Law; > > > > > ***co-operative scheme laws*** has the meaning given by [section 84](#GS84@EN) ; > > > > > ***Corporations Act*** means the *Corporations Act 1989* of the Commonwealth; > > > > > ***Corporations Law*** has the meaning given by [Part 3](#HP3@EN) ; > > > > > ***Corporations Law of Tasmania*** means the provisions applying by reason of [section 7](#GS7@EN) ; > > > > > ***Corporations Regulations*** has the meaning given by [Part 3](#HP3@EN) ; > > > > > ***Corporations Regulations of Tasmania*** means the provisions applying by reason of [section 8](#GS8@EN) ; > > > > > ***corresponding law*** means – > > > > > > > > (a) an Act of a jurisdiction (other than Tasmania) that corresponds to this Act; or > > > > > > > > > (b) regulations made under such an Act; or > > > > > > > > > (c) [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 74 of 1999, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jan 2000\]*](/view/html/inforce/2000-01-01/act-1999-074#JS1@Ja1@GC2@Hpe@EN) the Corporations Law, Corporations Regulations, ASIC Law, or ASIC Regulations, or any other applicable provision, of such a jurisdiction; or > > > > > > > > > (d) rules of court made because of such an Act; > > > > [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 11 of 2001, s. 14, Applied:01 Jun 2001\]*](/view/html/inforce/2001-06-01/act-2001-011#GS14@Hpd@EN) > > > > > ***Federal Court*** means the Federal Court of Australia; > > > > > ***Full Court***, in relation to a Supreme Court of a State or Territory, includes any court of the State or Territory to which appeals lie from a single judge of that Supreme Court; > > > > > ***jurisdiction*** means a State or the Capital Territory; > > > > > ***law***, in relation to the Capital Territory, means a law of, or in force in, the Capital Territory; > > > > > ***Minister for this jurisdiction*** means the Minister; > > > > > ***modifications*** includes additions, omissions and substitutions; > > > > > ***national scheme law*** has the meaning given by [section 60](#GS60@EN) ; > > > > > ***national scheme law of this jurisdiction*** means – > > > > > > > > (a) this Act; or > > > > > > > > > (b) the [Corporations Law of Tasmania](#GS7@EN) ; or > > > > > > > > > (c) [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 74 of 1999, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jan 2000\]*](/view/html/inforce/2000-01-01/act-1999-074#JS1@Ja1@GC2@Hpf@EN) the ASIC Law of Tasmania; > > > > > ***NCSC*** means the National Companies and Securities Commission; > > > > > ***officer***, in relation to the Commonwealth, has the same meaning as in Part 8 of the Corporations Act; > > > > > [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 11 of 2001, s. 14, Applied:01 Jun 2001\]*](/view/html/inforce/2001-06-01/act-2001-011#GS14@Hpe@EN) ***officer of the Commonwealth*** has the same meaning as in section 75(v) of the Constitution of the Commonwealth; > > > > > ***State*** includes the Northern Territory; > > > > > ***State Family Court***, in relation to a State, means a court of that State to which section 41 of the *Family Law Act 1975* of the Commonwealth applies because of a proclamation made under section 41 (2) of that Act; > > > > > ***Territory*** does not include the Northern Territory; > > > > > ***this jurisdiction*** means Tasmania. > > > (2)  In this Act, a reference to a Commonwealth Act includes a reference to – > > > > > > (a) that Commonwealth Act as amended and in force for the time being; and > > > > > > > (b) an Act passed in substitution for that Act.