4Meaning of place

4 Meaning of place

(1)  For the purposes of this Act, a place includes, but is not limited to –

(a) a geographical or topographical feature, whether –

(i) natural or artificial; or

(ii) on land, underground or under water; and

(b) a suburb, locality, habitation or other feature of community or cultural significance; and

(c) a highway, road, street, lane or thoroughfare that –

(i) is open to, or lawfully used by, the public; or

(ii) is a private road that contains residences that have, or are capable of having, separate addresses; and

(d) a park, recreation area, sporting ground, walking or bicycle track that is open to or used by the public; and

(e) any other area or feature that is, or is likely to be, of public, cultural or historical interest.

(2)  Despite subsection (1) , a reference to a place in this Act does not include a reference to –

(a) a building or similar structure; or

(b) a place that is given, or may be given, a name under any other Act; or

(c) an area or feature, or class of areas or features, that is prescribed as not being a place for the purposes of this Act.