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#### 141M Definitions
141M Definitions
> In this part—
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> dwelling includes—
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> > (a) a private room, or suite of rooms, in a residential care facility, tourist and visitor accommodation or accommodation ancillary to an educational establishment or place of public worship, and
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> > (b) health consulting rooms, and
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> > (c) a private room, or suite of rooms, in a hospital, and
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> > (d) patient care areas in a hospital within the meaning of the Building Code of Australia.
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> general requirements—see section 141O.
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> occupation date, in relation to a dwelling, means the day on which the dwelling is first used as temporary housing for the purposes of this part.
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> temporary housing means a dwelling used by a relevant authority or social housing provider as a place of residence for occupiers on a temporary basis.
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> **s 141M:** Ins 2024 (652), Sch 1\[3\]. Am 2025 (291), Sch 1\[18\].