Security of Critical Infrastructure Act 2018
8BMeaning of associate
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8B Meaning of associate
Each of the following persons is an associate of a person: (a) any relative of the person; (b) any person with whom the person is acting, or proposes to act, in concert in relation to an asset; (c) any person with whom the person carries on a business in partnership; (d) any corporate entity of which the person is a senior officer; (e) if the person is a corporate entity: (i) any holding entity of the corporate entity; or (ii) any senior officer of the corporate entity; (f) any corporate entity whose senior officers are accustomed or under an obligation (whether formal or informal) to act in accordance with the directions, instructions or wishes of: (i) the person; or (ii) if the person is a corporate entity—the senior officers of the person; (g) a corporate entity if the person is accustomed or under an obligation (whether formal or informal) to act in accordance with the directions, instructions or wishes of: (i) the corporate entity; or (ii) the senior officers of the corporate entity; (h) any body corporate in which the person holds an interest; (i) if the person is a body corporate—a person who holds an interest in the body corporate; (j) the trustee of a trust in which the person holds an interest; (k) if the person is the trustee of a trust—a person who holds an interest in the trust; (l) any other person or body prescribed by the rules.