3Interpretation

3 Interpretation

In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears –

holder means the person or body that holds unclaimed money and includes –

(a) any person acting for or on behalf of the holder; and

(b) the legal personal representative of the holder;

legal personal representative means –

(a) the executor of the will or administrator of the estate of a deceased person; or

(b) the trustee of the estate of a person under a legal disability; or

(c) a person who holds an enduring power of attorney granted by a person;

officer means a person who is –

(a) a State Service officer or State Service employee; or

(b) employed –

(i) by or in an Agency; or

(ii) by the Governor-in-Council pursuant to the royal prerogative or pursuant to any written law; or

(iii) for the purposes of an Agency pursuant to any written law –

whether that person is employed under a contract of service or a contract for service and whether or not that person receives any remuneration for the employment;

owner means the person entitled to any unclaimed money, and includes his or her legal personal representatives or assigns, and his or her, or their, lawful attorney or agent in this State;

[Section 3 Amended by No. 38 of 2020, Sched. 1, Applied:27 Nov 2020] Public Account means the Public Account of the State referred to in section 9 of the Financial Management Act 2016 ;