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Rural Assistance Act 1989
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#### 3 Definitions
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> > (1) In this Act—
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> > Authority means the New South Wales Rural Assistance Authority constituted by this Act.
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> > Board means the New South Wales Rural Assistance Authority Board constituted by this Act.
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> > Crown Lands Acts means—
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> > > (a) the Crown Land Acts within the meaning of the [Crown Land Management Act 2016](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2016-058), or
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> > > (b) such Acts as may be prescribed by the regulations.
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> > farm means the land on which a farmer engages in a farming operation.
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> > 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.
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> > farming operation means—
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> > > (a) a farming (including dairy farming, poultry farming and bee farming), pastoral, horticultural or grazing operation, or
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> > > (b) any other operation prescribed for the purposes of this definition.
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> > officer includes an employee.
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> > (2) In this Act—
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> > > (a) a reference to a function includes a reference to a power, authority and duty, and
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> > > (b) a reference to the exercise of a function includes, where the function is a duty, a reference to the performance of the duty.
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> > (3) Notes included in this Act do not form part of this Act.
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> **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.