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YEAR 2000 INFORMATION DISCLOSURE ACT 1999 - SECT 4

Definitions

In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:

"acquire", in relation to goods or services, has the same meaning as in the Trade Practices Act 1974 .

"arrive at", in relation to an understanding, includes reach or enter into.

"civil action" means a civil action in a court, and includes a civil proceeding in a court.

"consequences" includes potential consequences.

"constitutional corporation" means a corporation to which paragraph 51(xx) of the Constitution applies.

"data storage device" means any article or material (for example, a disk) from which information is capable of being reproduced, with or without the aid of any other article or device.

"electronic communication of speech" means a communication of speech by means of guided and/or unguided electromagnetic energy (for example, a telephone call or a radio broadcast).

"electronic communication" of writing means a communication of writing by means of guided and/or unguided electromagnetic energy (for example, a facsimile transmission or electronic mail).

"goods" has the same meaning as in the Trade Practices Act 1974.

"implications" includes potential implications.

original Year 2000 disclosure statement has the meaning given by section 8.

"prescribed self-governing Territory" means a self-governing Territory specified in the regulations.

"problems" includes potential problems.

republished Year 2000 disclosure statement has the meaning given by section 9.

"self-governing Territory" means:

(a)
the Australian Capital Territory; or
(b)
the Northern Territory; or
(c)
Norfolk Island.
"services" has the same meaning as in the Trade Practices Act 1974 .

"statement" includes:

(a)
a distinct part of a statement; and
(b)
a statement made to the public or a section of the public.
"supply" has the same meaning as in the Trade Practices Act 1974 .

Year 2000 disclosure statement has the meaning given by section 7.

Year 2000 processing means the processing (including calculating, comparing, sequencing, displaying or storing), transmitting or receiving of date data (whether or not the date data relates to the year 2000).



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