3Interpretation

3 Interpretation

In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:

articles means articles of association.

Australia includes the external Territories.

authorised person means:

(a) the Minister; or
(b) the holder of an authorising office.

authorising office means an office, in the Department, which is declared by writing signed by the Minister to be an authorising office for the purposes of this definition.

employment, in relation to a staff member, means employment by, or service with, SMEC.

member, in relation to SMEC at any time before the transition, includes a Director.

memorandum means memorandum of association.

SMEC means the body corporate that, at the commencement of this section, exists, because of this Act, under the name Snowy Mountains Engineering Corporation.

share, in relation to SMEC, means a share in the share capital of SMEC.

staff member means a person who, immediately before the transition, is:

(a) the Managing Director of SMEC; or
(b) an officer or employee of SMEC.

transition means the commencement of Part IV, being the Part substituted by section 12 of the Snowy Mountains Engineering Corporation (Conversion into Public Company) Act 1989.