(a) in relation to a natural person or a property, the suburb or locality in which the person resides or the property is located; and
(b) in relation to a corporation, means the address of the registered office of the corporation or the address of the principal office of the corporation in the place in which it is incorporated;
(a) if the last return lodged by the Member was an annual return, the period of 12 months ending on 30 June in that year; or
(b) if the last return lodged by the Member was a primary return, the period commencing on the first day after the primary return date in relation to the Member and ending on 30 June in that year;
approved form means a form approved by the Premier;
Clerk means –
(a) in relation to a Member of the Legislative Council, the Clerk of the Legislative Council; or
(b) in relation to a Member of the House of Assembly, the Clerk of the House of Assembly;
commencement day means the day on which this Act commences;
(a) in relation to any property, any estate, interest, right or power, at law or in equity, in or over the property, whether or not it is situated in Tasmania; or
(b) [Section 3 Amended by No. 42 of 2001, Sched. 1, Applied:15 Jul 2001] in relation to any corporation, any relevant interest within the meaning of the Corporations Act in any securities issued or made available by the corporation, whether or not it is taken to be registered in Tasmania under the Corporations Act;
Member means –
(a) a Member of the Legislative Council; or
(b) a Member of the House of Assembly;
occupation includes trade, profession and vocation;
political party means a body or organisation, whether incorporated or unincorporated, having as one of its objects or activities the promotion of the election to the Parliament of Tasmania of any candidate endorsed by it;
primary return means a return referred to in section 4 ;
primary return date means –
(a) in relation to a person who is a Member on the commencement day, that day; or
(b) [Section 3 Amended by No. 8 of 2015, s. 13, Applied:15 May 2015] in relation to a person who becomes a Member after that day, other than a re-elected Member, the day on which the person takes the oath of allegiance as required under an Act to be taken in relation to the office of Member;
professional or business association means a body or organisation, whether incorporated or unincorporated, having as one of its objects or activities the promotion of the economic interests of its members in any occupation;
public company means a company whose shares are listed for quotation on the stock market of a stock exchange in Tasmania;
re-elected Member means a person who –
(a) ceased to be a Member of a House of Parliament by reason of the termination, either by dissolution or expiry, of that House immediately preceding a general election; and
(b) is re-elected as a Member of that House at that general election;
register means –
(a) in relation to the Legislative Council, the Register of Interests of Members of the Legislative Council referred to in section 15 ; or
(b) in relation to the House of Assembly, the Register of Interests of Members of the House of Assembly referred to in section 16 ;
(a) who is a child of the other person by virtue of the operation of section 26(1) of the Surrogacy Act 2012 , or a law, of another State or a Territory or a foreign country, that corresponds to that Act; and
(b) who has not ceased to be a child of the other person under that Act or law;
travel includes accommodation incidental to a journey.