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#### 3 Definitions 3 Definitions > > (1) In this Act— > > > > Authority means the New South Wales Rural Assistance Authority constituted by this Act. > > > > Board means the New South Wales Rural Assistance Authority Board constituted by this Act. > > > > Crown Lands Acts means— > > > > > (a) the Crown Land Acts within the meaning of the [Crown Land Management Act 2016](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2016-058), or > > > > > (b) such Acts as may be prescribed by the regulations. > > > > farm means the land on which a farmer engages in a farming operation. > > > > farmer means a person who is engaged in a farming operation and includes a person who owns land cultivated under a share-farming agreement and the personal representatives of a deceased farmer. > > > > farming operation means— > > > > > (a) a farming (including dairy farming, poultry farming and bee farming), pastoral, horticultural or grazing operation, or > > > > > (b) any other operation prescribed for the purposes of this definition. > > > > officer includes an employee. > > > (2) In this Act— > > > > > (a) a reference to a function includes a reference to a power, authority and duty, and > > > > > (b) a reference to the exercise of a function includes, where the function is a duty, a reference to the performance of the duty. > > > (3) Notes included in this Act do not form part of this Act. > > **s 3:** Am 2000 No 79, Sch 1 \[2\]; 2000 No 92, Sch 8.23; 2007 No 27, Sch 2.46; 2017 No 17, Sch 4.87.