Misuse of Drugs Act 1990
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11A Definitions In this Division: commercial premises means any land (other than Crown land) on which are situated premises that are not residential premises or liquor licence premises, but does not include premises that are: (a) used for the purposes of a statutory corporation or a hospital, school or educational facility; or (b) excluded from this definition by the Regulations. court means the Local Court. drug premises means premises in relation to which a drug premises order is in force. drug premises order means an order made under section 11K or 11L. landlord: (a) in relation to residential premises to which the Residential Tenancies Act 1999 applies – has the same meaning as in the Residential Tenancies Act 1999; and (b) in relation to commercial premises or liquor license premises – has the same meaning as in Part 13 of the Business Tenancies (Fair Dealings) Act 2003, and includes a person who is a landlord under section 88A(2) of the Residential Tenancies Act 1999. licensee, see section 4(1) of the Liquor Act 2019.
Misuse of Drugs Act 1990 24 liquor licence premises means: (a) premises that are licensed under the Liquor Act 2019 and operating under an authority prescribed by regulation; and (b) any carpark adjoining those premises that is owned or leased by an owner, landlord or tenant of the premises. resident, in relation to residential premises, means: (a) a person who is a tenant in respect of the premises; or (b) a person who resides on the premises, whether or not intermittently, under a licence or with the permission of a tenant of the premises or another resident of the premises. residential premises means premises intended or used for occupation as a place of residence and includes the following: (a) a house, a unit within the meaning of the Unit Titles Acts 1975, a flat or apartment, or a number of units, flats or apartments, on the one lot, that is used or each of which is used for residence and any garden areas to which a resident of any such house, unit, flat or apartment has access; (b) a caravan or mobile home intended for occupation as a place of residence; (c) a houseboat or vessel intended for occupation as a place of residence; (d) residential premises that are owned or leased under the Housing Act 1982; (e) premises intended or used for occupation as a place of residence that form part of premises that are not used or intended to be used as residential premises; (f) residential premises specified in section 6 of the Residential Tenancies Act 1999 as premises to which that Act does not apply and residential premises exempted from the application of that Act by regulations made under that Act; (g) a carpark adjoining residential premises that is owned or leased by an owner, landlord or tenant of the premises. tenant: (a) in relation to residential premises – has the same meaning as in the Residential Tenancies Act 1999; and
Misuse of Drugs Act 1990 25 (ab) in relation to an occupancy under a caravan park agreement as defined in the Caravan Parks Act 2012 – means a resident as defined in that Act; and (b) in relation to commercial premises or liquor licence premises – has the same meaning as in Part 13 of the Business Tenancies (Fair Dealings) Act 2003, and includes a person who is a tenant under section 88A(2) of the Residential Tenancies Act 1999.