3Interpretation

#### 3 Interpretation (1) In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears: > accredited representative of a registered charity means a person who performs acts at the request or direction of the Defence Force as an accredited representative of the registered charity (where the accreditation is by the Defence Force). > appoint includes re‑appoint. > appointed member means the Chairperson or a member referred to in paragraph 12(1)(b), (c), (d) or (f). > Board means the Board of Directors of DHA established by section 11A. > Chairperson means the Chairperson of the Board. > designated position in the Department means a position in the Department that: (a) is designated, in writing, by the Minister for the purposes of section 60; and (b) is occupied by an SES employee or acting SES employee. > DHA means Defence Housing Australia. > DHA Advisory Committee means the Defence Housing Australia Advisory Committee established by section 27. > Finance Minister means the Minister who administers the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013. > Finance Secretary means the Secretary of the Department administered by the Finance Minister. > government of a foreign country or a part of a foreign country means the authority exercising effective governmental control in that foreign country or that part of that foreign country. > government body of a foreign country means: (a) the government of the foreign country or of part of the foreign country; or (b) an authority of the government of the foreign country; or (c) an authority of the government of part of the foreign country; or (d) a local government body or regional government body of the foreign country; or (e) a public enterprise of the foreign country. > house includes: (a) any building or part of a building that is used or intended to be used, in whole or in substantial part, for residential accommodation, whether consisting of: (i) a single unit of accommodation; (ii) 2 or more attached units of accommodation; or (iii) multi‑storey units of accommodation; and (b) outbuildings, fences, walls, permanent provision for lighting, for heating, for water supply, for drainage and for sewerage, and other appurtenances of a house (including a building or part of a building referred to in paragraph (a)). > joint venture means an undertaking carried on by 2 or more persons in common otherwise than as partners. > Managing Director means the Managing Director of DHA. > member means a member of the Board, and includes the Chairperson and Managing Director. > military organisation of a foreign country means the armed forces of the government of the foreign country. > registered charity means an entity that is registered under the Australian Charities and Not‑for‑profits Commission Act 2012 as the type of entity mentioned in column 1 of item 1 of the table in subsection 25‑5(5) of that Act. > securities includes stocks, debentures, debenture stocks, notes, bonds, promissory notes, bills of exchange and similar instruments or documents. > share means a share in the share capital of a corporation, and includes stock. (2) The question whether a company is a subsidiary of DHA shall be determined in the same manner as the question whether a corporation is a subsidiary of another corporation is determined for the purposes of the Corporations Act 2001. (3) A reference in this Act to dealing with securities includes a reference to: (a) creating, executing, entering into, drawing, making, accepting, indorsing, issuing, discounting, selling, purchasing and reselling securities; (b) creating, selling, purchasing and reselling rights and options in relation to securities; and (c) entering into agreements and other arrangements in relation to securities.