Pipeline Authority Act 1973
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33C Interpretation
In this Part, unless the contrary intention appears:
Assessment Act means the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936.
asset means property of any kind, and includes:
(a) any legal or equitable estate or interest (whether present or future, vested or contingent, tangible or intangible) in real or personal property of any description; and
(b) any chose in action; and
(c) any right, interest or claim of any kind in or in relation to property (whether arising under an instrument or otherwise, and whether liquidated or unliquidated, certain or contingent, accrued or accruing).
authorised person means the Minister or a person authorised, in writing, by the Minister for the purposes of this Part.
delivery point means any point on a pipeline where petroleum is delivered by the Authority to a person.
instrument means an instrument of any kind, and includes:
(a) any contract, deed, undertaking or agreement; and
(b) any mandate, instruction, notice, authority or order; and
(c) any lease, licence, transfer, conveyance or other assurance; and
(d) any guarantee, bond, power of attorney, bill of lading, negotiable instrument or order for the payment of money; and
(e) any mortgage, charge, lien or security;
whether express or implied and whether made or given orally or in writing.
instrument to which this Part applies means an instrument:
(a) to which the Authority is a party; or
(b) that was given to, by or in favour of the Authority; or
(c) in which a reference is made to the Authority; or
(d) under which any money is or may become payable, or any other property is to be, or may become liable to be, transferred, conveyed or assigned, to or by the Authority.
interest in relation to land, means:
(a) a legal or equitable estate or interest in land; or
(b) a right, power or privilege over, or in relation to, the land.
liability means a liability of any kind, and includes an obligation of any kind (whether arising under an instrument or otherwise, and whether liquidated or unliquidated, certain or contingent, accrued or accruing).
Lithgow pipeline means the Authority’s pipeline originating at a point on the Moomba Sydney pipeline near Young in New South Wales, and includes the delivery points, and pipelines leading from the first‑mentioned pipeline to the delivery points, at or near the following places in that State: