5Definitions

#### 5 Definitions In this Act: > Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Land and Sea Future Fund means the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Land and Sea Future Fund established by section 9 of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Land and Sea Future Fund Act 2018. > Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Land and Sea Future Fund Special Account means the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Land and Sea Future Fund Special Account established by section 12 of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Land and Sea Future Fund Act 2018. > accountable authority has the meaning given by the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013. > acquire includes acquire by way of issue. > actuary means a person who is a Fellow or an Accredited Member of the Institute of Actuaries of Australia. > Agency means the Future Fund Management Agency established by section 74. > asset means: (a) any kind of real or personal property; or (b) any legal or equitable estate or interest in real or personal property; or (c) any legal or equitable right. > balance of the Fund means the sum of: (a) amounts standing to the credit of the Fund Account; and (b) the value of investments of the Fund. > bank has the same meaning as in the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013. > Board means the Future Fund Board of Guardians established by section 34. > Board member means a member of the Board, and includes the Chair. > business entity means: (a) a company; or (b) a partnership; or (c) a trust; or (d) a body politic. > business judgment means any decision to take or not take action in respect of a matter relevant to the operations of the Board. > Chair means the Chair of the Board. > civil penalty provision has the meaning given by the Regulatory Powers (Standard Provisions) Act 2014. > Commonwealth company has the same meaning as in the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013. > Commonwealth‑owned financial asset means a financial asset held by the Commonwealth. > corporate Commonwealth entity has the meaning given by the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013. > derivative means a derivative (within the meaning of Chapter 7 of the Corporations Act 2001) that is a financial asset. > designated actuary has the meaning given by clause 2 of Schedule 3. > DisabilityCare Australia Fund means the DisabilityCare Australia Fund established by section 10 of the DisabilityCare Australia Fund Act 2013. > DisabilityCare Australia Fund Special Account means the DisabilityCare Australia Fund Special Account established by section 11 of the DisabilityCare Australia Fund Act 2013. > Disaster Ready Fund means the Disaster Ready Fund referred to in section 9 of the Disaster Ready Fund Act 2019. > Disaster Ready Fund Special Account means the Disaster Ready Fund Special Account referred to in section 12 of the Disaster Ready Fund Act 2019. > dishonest means: (a) dishonest according to the standards of ordinary people; and (b) known by the person to be dishonest according to the standards of ordinary people. > disqualifiable position means a position as: (a) a Board member; or (b) an accountable authority or a member of an accountable authority of a corporate Commonwealth entity. > Drought Minister has the same meaning as in the Future Drought Fund Act 2019. > Emergency Management Minister has the same meaning as in the Disaster Ready Fund Act 2019. > Finance Minister has the same meaning as in the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013. > financial asset has the meaning given by section 6. > foreign listed company means a company: (a) any of the shares of which are listed for quotation in the official list of a stock exchange in a foreign country; and (b) none of the shares of which are listed for quotation in the official list of a stock exchange in Australia. > Fund means the Future Fund established by section 11. > Fund Account means the Future Fund Special Account established by section 12. > funded component of a superannuation benefit means the part (if any) of the superannuation benefit that, for actuarial purposes, is treated as the funded component. For this purpose, disregard Schedule 2. > Future Drought Fund means the Future Drought Fund established by section 10 of the Future Drought Fund Act 2019. > Future Drought Fund Special Account means the Future Drought Fund Special Account established by section 13 of the Future Drought Fund Act 2019. > Future Fund investment function of the Board means: (a) a function or power conferred on the Board by section 16, 17, 23, 25, 27 or 28; or (b) a right or power conferred on the Board in its capacity as the holder of an investment of the Fund. > Future Fund Investment Mandate has the meaning given by subsection 18(3). > GFS Australia means the publication of the Australian Bureau of Statistics known as Australian System of Government Finance Statistics: Concepts, Sources and Methods, as updated from time to time. This updating takes 2 forms: (a) from time to time, a new version of the publication is produced; (b) from time to time, material in the current version of the publication is updated by other publications of the Australian Bureau of Statistics. > GFS system has the same meaning as in GFS Australia. > Health Minister has the same meaning as in the Medical Research Future Fund Act 2015. > Housing Australia Future Fund means the Housing Australia Future Fund established by section 9 of the Housing Australia Future Fund Act 2023. > Housing Australia Future Fund Special Account means the Housing Australia Future Fund Special Account established by section 10 of the Housing Australia Future Fund Act 2023. > Housing Minister has the same meaning as in the Housing Australia Future Fund Act 2023. > Indigenous Affairs Minister means the Minister who administers Part 4A of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Act 2005. > investment means any mode of application of money or financial assets for the purpose of gaining a return (whether by way of income, capital gain or any other form of return). > investment manager means a person or body (other than the Agency) who undertakes to do any or all of the following: (a) invest amounts on behalf of the Board; (b) manage the investment of funds on behalf of the Board; (c) acquire derivatives on behalf of the Board; (d) manage derivatives on behalf of the Board; (e) enter into securities lending arrangements on behalf of the Board; (f) realise financial assets on behalf of the Board; (g) perform custodial functions in relation to the financial assets of the Board. > investment of the Fund means a financial asset that, under a provision of this Act, is taken to be an investment of the Fund. > Medical Research Future Fund means the Medical Research Future Fund established by section 11 of the Medical Research Future Fund Act 2015. > Medical Research Future Fund Special Account means the Medical Research Future Fund Special Account established by section 14 of the Medical Research Future Fund Act 2015. > National Disability Insurance Minister means the Minister who administers the National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013. > nominated Minister has the meaning given by section 83. > person (except in Division 7 of Part 4) includes a partnership. > Note: See also subsection 2C(1) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901. > realise includes redeem or dispose of. > relevant court means: (a) the Federal Court of Australia; or (b) a Supreme Court of a State or Territory. > reporting rules means rules made under section 55B. > responsible Ministers means: (a) the Treasurer; and (b) the Finance Minister. > securities lending arrangement means an agreement of the kind known as a securities lending arrangement. > Social Services Minister has the same meaning as in the Housing Australia Future Fund Act 2023. > South Australian railways arrangement means an arrangement between the Commonwealth and South Australia dealing with employer superannuation liabilities arising in relation to former employees of the South Australian railways. > superannuation benefit means a pension, allowance or other benefit payable under: (a) the Superannuation Act 1922; or (b) the Superannuation Act 1976; or (c) the scheme established under the Superannuation Act 1990; or (d) the Parliamentary Contributory Superannuation Act 1948; or (e) the scheme established under the Military Superannuation and Benefits Act 1991; or (f) the Defence Forces Retirement Benefits Act 1948; or (g) the Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Act 1973; or (ga) the Australian Defence Force Cover Act 2015; or (h) the Judges’ Pensions Act 1968; or (i) section 4, 4A or 4AA of the Governor‑General Act 1974. > superannuation liability means a liability to make a payment of a superannuation benefit. > target asset level declaration means a declaration under subclause 3(1) of Schedule 3. > Tasmanian railways arrangement means an arrangement between the Commonwealth and Tasmania dealing with employer superannuation liabilities arising in relation to former employees of the Tasmanian railways. > unfunded superannuation liability means: (a) so much of a superannuation liability as is not attributable to the funded component of a superannuation benefit; or (b) an amount payable by the Commonwealth under a South Australian railways arrangement; or (c) an amount payable by the Commonwealth under a Tasmanian railways arrangement. > value means market value. For this purpose, disregard anything that would prevent or restrict conversion of a financial asset to money. > Veterans’ Affairs Minister has the same meaning as in the Housing Australia Future Fund Act 2023.