6Interpretation

6 Interpretation

In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears –

accounting period, in relation to a retail lease, means the period specified in the lease as the accounting period for the purposes of the lease;

assignment, in relation to a retail lease –

(a) includes a sublease of the whole or a part of the retail premises referred to in the retail lease; and

(b) is taken to be a continuation of the retail lease and not the entering into of a new retail lease;

auditor means –

(a) a person who is –

(i) a registered company within the meaning of the Corporations Act; and

(ii) a member of the Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand or the Australian Society of Certified Practising Accountants; or

(b) a person who is specified, in a determination made for the purposes of this definition, as an auditor for the purposes of this Act;

authorised person means –

(a) the Director; and

(b) a person who is specified, in a determination made for the purposes of this definition, as an authorised person for the purposes of this Act; and

(c) an authorized officer within the meaning of the Consumer Affairs Act 1988 ;

base rent – see section 48 ;

code of practice means a code of practice for retail leases determined in accordance with section 18 ;

current market rent – see section 43 ;

, in relation to a matter, means a determination of the Director made under in respect of the matter;