3Definitions

3 Definitions

3 Definitions

In this Act, unless the context or subject matter otherwise indicates or requires:

Dependant

(a) means any person connected by blood marriage or adoption with and who would, in the opinion of the Trustees be entitled to receive a contribution towards his or her support, care, maintenance, education or advancement from a member of the following classes of persons, if such member were living or otherwise were able so to contribute namely: returned sailor or soldier; sailor, soldier or nurse deceased in consequence (in the opinion of the Trustees) of The Great War 1914–1918, and

(b) includes the mother of a member born out of wedlock of any of the classes mentioned in subclause (a) hereof and the child born out of wedlock of any member of such classes.

Nurse means any person who was during The Great War 1914–1918 a member of the Army Medical Corps Nursing Service accepted or appointed by the Director-General of Medical Services for service outside Australia and shall be deemed to include a member of the Army Medical Corps Nursing Service of any of the King’s Dominions, other than the Commonwealth of Australia accepted or appointed for service outside that Dominion.

Soldier means any person who was during The Great War 1914–1918 a member of the Commonwealth Naval or Military Forces enlisted or appointed for or employed on active service outside Australia or employed on a ship of war and shall be deemed to include any person who served during the said War in the Naval or Military Forces of any of the King’s Dominions, other than the Commonwealth of Australia, on active service outside that Dominion and “Returned Soldier” means a soldier as herein defined whose enlistment has been terminated.

The Sub-branch means the Mosman Sub-branch of The Returned Sailors, Soldiers and Airmen’s Imperial League of Australia (New South Wales Branch).

The Trust property means the property and assets set out in Schedule One to this Act and includes any property, money or assets acquired or to be acquired by the Trustees in pursuance of this Act in addition to or in substitution therefor.

Trustees means the Trustees for the time being of the Mosman Anzac Memorial Hall appointed by or in pursuance of this Act.

s 3: Am 1954 No 15, sec 2 (a).