3Definitions

3 Definitions

3 Definitions

(1) In this Act—

authorised officer means—

(a) a police officer, or

(b) the Secretary, or

(c) an investigator appointed under section 18 of the Fair Trading Act 1987, or

(d) a person authorised in writing by the Secretary.

criminal intelligence means information classified by the Commissioner of Police as criminal intelligence within the meaning of the Crimes (Criminal Organisations Control) Act 2012, or declared by the Supreme Court under that Act to be criminal intelligence.

disqualified person has the meaning given by section 8A.

executive officer of a corporation has the same meaning as in the Corporations Act 2001 of the Commonwealth.

Note.

Section 9 of the Commonwealth Act contained the following definition when the Bill inserting the definition in this Act was introduced—

executive officer of a body corporate means a person who is concerned in, or takes part in, the management of the body (regardless of the person’s designation and whether or not the person is a director of the body).

fees and charges in respect of the sale of pawned goods—see section 30A.

licence means a licence in force under this Act.

licensed business means a business authorised by a licence.

market does not include an annual event such as a school fete, or any activity of a kind prescribed by the regulations.

pawn agreement means an agreement by which goods are pawned.

pawn ticket means a copy of a record referred to in section 28(5).

pawnbroker—see section 3A.

promoter of a market means a person to whom vendors of goods or services offered at the market pay any fee, commission or rent in consideration of being allowed to sell there.

record means—

(a) a documentary record, or

(b) a record made by an electronic, electromagnetic, photographic or optical process, or

(c) any other kind of record.

redemption period, in relation to pawned goods, means the period during which the goods may be redeemed under section 29(1).