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#### 90 Definitions
90 Definitions
> > (1) In this Part—
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> > contractor means a person required by section 92 to enter into a contract of insurance.
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> > insolvent means—
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> > > (a) in relation to an individual, that the individual is insolvent under administration (within the meaning of the [Corporations Act 2001](http://www.legislation.gov.au/) of the Commonwealth), or
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> > > (b) in relation to a corporation, that the corporation is a Chapter 5 body corporate.
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> > (2) A reference in this Part to the disappearance of a contractor, supplier or owner-builder is a reference to disappearance from Australia and includes a reference to the fact that, after due search and inquiry, the contractor, supplier or owner-builder cannot be found in Australia.
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> **s 90:** Am 1990 No 33, Sch 1 (24). Subst 1996 No 122, Sch 4 \[3\]. Am 2000 No 56, Sch 1 \[1\]; 2001 No 34, Sch 4.21 \[2\]; 2002 No 17, Sch 1 \[1\]; 2004 No 101, Sch 1 \[2\]; 2006 No 58, Sch 2.22 \[2\]; 2009 No 61, Sch 2 \[55\]; 2010 No 30, Sch 2 \[3\]; 2011 No 52, Sch 1 \[16\]; 2014 No 24, Sch 1 \[78\]–\[80\]; 2017 No 28, Sch 1 \[13\]; 2022 No 59, Sch 2.21\[1\].