4Interpretation

4 Interpretation

In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears –

brother or sister – a person is the "brother or sister" of another person if they have one or both parents in common;

Court means the Supreme Court;

deceased person – a "deceased person" is a person who did not survive the intestate;

eligible relative means a relative of the intestate who is entitled to share in the distribution of the intestate estate under Part 3 ;

Indigenous person is a person who –

(a) is of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent; and

(b) identifies as an Aboriginal person or Torres Strait Islander; and

(c) is accepted as an Aboriginal person by an Aboriginal community or as a Torres Strait Islander by a Torres Strait Islander community;

intestate – see section 5 ;

intestate estate means –

(a) in the case of an intestate who leaves a will, property that is not effectively disposed of by will; and

(b) in any other case, all the property left by the intestate;

land valuer has the same meaning as in the Land Valuers Act 2001 ;

leave – a person "leaves" another if the person dies and is survived by the other;

personal effects of an intestate means the intestate's tangible personal property except the following: