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Sporting Venues Authorities Act 2008
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> > (1) In this Act—
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> > advisory committee means a committee established under section 21C and includes a membership advisory committee.
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> > assets means any legal or equitable estate or interest (whether present or future, whether vested or contingent and whether personal or assignable) in real or personal property of any description (including money), and includes securities, choses in action and documents.
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> > authority’s land means, in relation to a sporting venues authority, land vested in or managed by that authority.
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> > Board of Venues NSW means the Board of Venues NSW provided by section 15.
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> > Chief Executive Officer means the Chief Executive Officer of Venues NSW.
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> > controlled land means the lands described in Schedule 4A, Part 3.
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> > designated land means the land described in Schedule 4A, Part 2.
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> > function includes a power, authority or duty, and exercise a function includes perform a duty.
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> > government agency means—
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> > > (a) a public authority constituted by or under an Act, or
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> > > (b) a NSW Government agency, or
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> > > (c) a Division of the Government Service, or
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> > > (d) a local authority, or
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> > > (e) a State owned corporation.
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> > liabilities means any liabilities, debts or obligations (whether present or future, whether vested or contingent and whether personal or assignable).
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> > membership advisory committee means a membership advisory committee established by section 21E.
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> > private corporation means a corporation within the meaning of the [Corporations Act 2001](http://www.legislation.gov.au/) of the Commonwealth formed in or outside New South Wales.
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> > private subsidiary corporation means a private corporation in which a sporting venues authority has a controlling interest.
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> > ranger means a person appointed under section 37 to be a ranger.
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> > rights means any rights, powers, privileges or immunities (whether present or future, whether vested or contingent and whether personal or assignable).
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> > scheduled lands means the land described in Schedule 4A, Part 1.
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> > sporting venues authority means the State Sporting Venues Authority or Venues NSW.
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> > State Sporting Venues Authority means the State Sporting Venues Authority constituted under this Act.
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> > Venues NSW means Venues NSW constituted by this Act.
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> > Venues NSW’s land means the land vested in or managed by Venues NSW and includes land described in Schedule 4A.
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> > Note.
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> > The [Interpretation Act 1987](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1987-015) contains definitions and other provisions that affect the interpretation and application of this Act.
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> > (2) Notes included in this Act do not form part of this Act.
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> **s 3:** Am 2011 No 57, Sch 1 \[2\]; 2014 No 88, Sch 1.26 \[1\]; 2020 No 29, Sch 1\[1\]–\[3\].