4Interpretation

### 4 Interpretation > In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears – > > > [*\[Section 4 Amended by No. 4 of 2017, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jul 2019\]*](/view/html/inforce/2019-07-01/act-2017-004#JS1@Ja136@GC1@EN) ***Auditor-General*** has the same meaning as in the [Audit Act 2008](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2008-049) ; > > > ***Board*** means the board of directors of the Corporation; > > > ***borrowing*** means any borrowing, loan, temporary accommodation, advance or other form of raising funds in relation to which the principal is repayable; > > > ***chief executive officer*** means the person appointed under [section 15](#GS15@EN) ; > > > ***Common Services Corporation*** means the Tasmanian Water and Sewerage Corporation (Common Services) Pty Ltd (ACN 133 654 912) registered under the Corporations Act; > > > ***Commonwealth Tax Act*** means the *Income**Tax Assessment Act 1936* of the Commonwealth and any other enactments of the Commonwealth relating to income tax; > > > ***constitution*** means the constitution of the Corporation or any subsidiary of the Corporation; > > > ***Corporation*** means the corporation incorporated in accordance with [section 5](#GS5@EN) ; > > > ***director*** means a director of the Corporation; > > > ***dispose*** means, in relation to any property, to sell, transfer, assign, create a security interest over, declare oneself a trustee of, or part with any benefit of, or otherwise dispose of, that property, or any interest in it, or any part of it; > > > ***document*** includes part of a document; > > > ***elected government official*** means a person who is, or has been elected as, a Member of Parliament of Tasmania or a councillor within the meaning of the [Local Government Act 1993](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1993-095) ; > > > ***GBE Treasurer's Instruction*** means a Treasurer's Instruction within the meaning of the [Government Business Enterprises Act 1995](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1995-022) ; > > > ***guarantee*** means a guarantee, indemnity, letter of credit, letter of comfort or other assurance or assumption of responsibility given at any time for a debt or liability of another person or the solvency or financial condition of that person; > > > ***legal or other proceeding*** includes arbitration proceedings and mediation proceedings; > > > ***member***, in relation to the Corporation, means a member of the Corporation within the meaning of the Corporations Act; > > > ***principal objectives***, in relation to the Corporation, means the principal objectives of the Corporation specified in [section 6](#GS6@EN) ; > > > ***Regional Corporation*** means any of the following companies registered under the Corporations Act: > > > > > > (a) Tasmanian Water and Sewerage Corporation (Northern Region) Pty Ltd (ACN 133 655 062); > > > > > > > (b) Tasmanian Water and Sewerage Corporation (North-Western Region) Pty Ltd (ACN 133 655 008); > > > > > > > (c) Tasmanian Water and Sewerage Corporation (Southern Region) Pty Ltd (ACN 133 654 976); > > > ***regulations*** means regulations made and in force under this Act; > > > ***shareholders' letter of expectation*** means a letter issued by the members of the Corporation to the Board under [section 12](#GS12@EN) ; > > > ***subsidiary*** has the same meaning as in the Corporations Act; > > > ***transfer day*** means a day specified by the Minister under [section 28](#GS28@EN) to be the day on which a transfer order takes effect; > > > ***transfer order*** means an order contained in a notice published in the *Gazette* under [section 28(1)](#GS28@Gs1@EN) ; > > > ***transferred employee*** means a person who becomes an employee of the Corporation on the transfer day by the operation of [section 28(1)](#GS28@Gs1@EN) ; > > > ***water and sewerage functions*** means – > > > > > > (a) in the case of water, any function associated with – > > > > > > > > > > (i) the collection or storage of that water, including by way of bulk supply; and > > > > > > > > > > > (ii) the treatment of that water; and > > > > > > > > > > > (iii) the conveyance and reticulation of that water; and > > > > > > > > > > > (iv) the supply of that water; and > > > > > > > (b) in the case of sewerage, any function associated with – > > > > > > > > > > (i) the collection or storage of sewage; and > > > > > > > > > > > (ii) the conveyance and reticulation of sewage; and > > > > > > > > > > > (iii) the treatment of sewage; and > > > > > > > (c) any other functions associated with the functions referred to in [paragraph (a)](#GS4@Nd12720125399@Hpa@EN) or [(b)](#GS4@Nd12720125399@Hpb@EN) , which may include those associated with stormwater and the re-use of sewage; and > > > > > > > (d) any other functions as may be prescribed by the regulations.