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Unclaimed Money Act 1995
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#### 3 Definitions
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> In this Act—
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> account includes a record of money held on account of another person or body.
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> applicant means a person who applies under section 17 for the repayment of unclaimed money paid to the Chief Commissioner.
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> Chief Commissioner means the Chief Commissioner of State Revenue appointed under the [Taxation Administration Act 1996](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1996-097).
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> Commonwealth Superannuation Act means the [Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993](http://www.legislation.gov.au/) of the Commonwealth.
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> compliance notice—see section 26N(1).
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> enterprise means a person, partnership, association, society, institution, organisation or other body, whether or not incorporated, that—
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> > (a) operates in any way (or, in the case of a natural person, has a residential address) in the State, and
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> > (b) holds money on account of another person or body,
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> but does not include a bank (within the meaning of the [Banking Act 1959](http://www.legislation.gov.au/) of the Commonwealth) or a building society, credit union or friendly society.
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> exercise a function includes perform a duty.
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> function includes a power, authority or duty.
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> officer of an enterprise or public sector superannuation provider that is not a natural person means a person who is concerned in or takes part in the management of the enterprise or public sector superannuation provider, and includes a person in accordance with whose instructions the enterprise or public sector superannuation provider is managed or controlled.
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> owner of money means the person who is entitled to the money (or the person who would be so entitled except for the operation of the [Limitation Act 1969](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1969-031)), and includes the person’s executors, administrators and assigns and the lawful attorney or agent in the State of the person, executor, administrator or assign.
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> public sector superannuation provider means a public sector superannuation provider within the meaning of Part 3A.
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> record includes—
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> > (a) any book, account, deed, writing or document, and
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> > (b) any other source of information compiled, recorded or stored in written form, or on microfilm or by electronic process, or stored in any other manner or by any other means.
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> return means a return required by section 10 or 13B.
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> unclaimed superannuation benefit means an amount that is taken to be unclaimed money under the [Superannuation (Unclaimed Money and Lost Members) Act 1999](http://www.legislation.gov.au/) of the Commonwealth.
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> **s 3:** Am 1997 No 30, Sch 1 \[1\]–\[4\]; 1999 No 10, Sch 7 \[1\]–\[6\]; 2000 No 52, Sch 1 \[1\]–\[4\]; 2008 No 67, Sch 7 \[1\] \[2\]; 2016 No 14, Sch 6 \[1\]; 2023 No 18, Sch 10\[1\]; 2025 No 37, Sch 8\[1\].