4Definitions

4 Definitions

4 Definitions

In this Act, except in so far as the context or subject-matter otherwise indicates or requires:

employment means employment:

(a) under a contract of service,

(b) under a contract for services, or

(c) as an agent remunerated wholly or partly by commission.

output, in relation to an instrument or apparatus, includes a reproduction of, extract from, summary of, or paraphrase of, output from the instrument or apparatus.

prohibited purpose means any purpose connected with:

(a) matters relating to employment, including:

(i) an application for, or offer of, employment,

(ii) honesty and other matters related to character,

(iii) terms of employment,

(iv) promotion, increments and other employment-related benefits,

(v) transfer of employment,

(vi) training in or for employment, or

(vii) continuation of employment,

(b) consideration of the acceptance of risk under a proposal for a contract of, or policy of, insurance,

(c) consideration of a claim under a policy of insurance,

(d) payment of compensation for loss or damage, whether under a policy of insurance or otherwise,

(e) an application for any form of financial accommodation, or

(f) establishing whether or not a person is guilty of an act or omission that is punishable by a fine or imprisonment.

s 4: Am 1984 No 153, Sch 9; 1999 No 94, Sch 4.127.