3Interpretation

3 Interpretation

*[Section 3 Amended by No. 22 of 1960, s. 2 and s. 13 and Sched. 1 ][Section 3 Amended by No. 28 of 1976, s. 74 and Sched. 3 ][Section 3 Amended by No. 19 of 1980, s. 171 and Sched. 1 ][Section 3 Amended by No. 88 of 1983, s. 3 and Sched. 1 ][Section 3 Amended by No. 77 of 1995, s. 3 and Sched. 1 ]*In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears –

Board means the Closer Settlement Board constituted under the Closer Settlement Act 1957 ;

[Section 3 Amended by No. 45 of 2003, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jan 2004] caring partner, in relation to a person, means the person with whom the person is, or was at the time of his or her death, in a caring relationship, within the meaning of the Relationships Act 2003 ;

Crown land has the same meaning as in the Crown Lands Act 1976 ;

eligible person means –

(a) a discharged member of the Forces who –

(i) has been honourably discharged after not less; or

(ii) having in the opinion of the Board been materially prejudiced by reason of his war service, has been honourably discharged after less –

than six months' war service; or

(b) a person who is included in a class of persons (if any) that the Minister determines shall be eligible to participate in war service land settlement under this Act –

and has been registered under section thirteen A ;

holding means the land allotted to an eligible person for the purposes of this Act;

member of the Forces means –

(a) a person who is or was, during the war, a member of the Permanent Forces of the Commonwealth, other than the Australian Imperial Force;