Commonwealth Numbered Acts

AUSTRALIAN HOUSING CORPORATION ACT 1975 No. 25 of 1975 - SECT 3

3. (1) In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears-

''approved bank'' means a bank approved by the Treasurer for the purposes of
the provision in which the expression occurs;

''build'', in relation to a dwelling, includes-

   (a)  extend, alter, repair or renovate the dwelling;

   (b)  connect any service to the dwelling; and

   (c)  do any work in relation to land associated with the dwelling;

''Chairman'' means the Chairman of the Corporation;

''Corporation'' means the Corporation established by this Act;

''Deputy Chairman'' means the Deputy Chairman of the Corporation;

''dwelling'' includes-

   (a)  any building or part of a building that consists, or any associated
        buildings that consist, in whole or in substantial part, of
        residential accommodation, whether constituting a single unit of
        accommodation or 2 or more such units; and

   (b)  any house or building that is a dwelling house within the meaning of
        the Defence Service Homes Act 1918-1975,

but does not include a caravan, houseboat or other form of moveable
residential accommodation;

''General Manager'' means the General Manager of the Corporation;

''lease'', in relation to a dwelling, includes license the use of the
dwelling;

''member'' means a member of the Corporation, and includes a person referred
to in sub-section (5) and a person acting as General Manager or as a part-time
member;

''part-time member'' means a member appointed as a part-time member.

(2) Unless the contrary intention appears, a reference in this Act to a
dwelling shall be read as including a reference-

   (a)  to a part of a dwelling;

   (b)  to outbuildings, fences, paths and similar structures and works
        associated with a dwelling; and

   (c)  except in relation to building a dwelling, to land that is, and
        interests in land that are, associated with a dwelling.

(3) A reference in this Act to the lending or granting of money for the
building or purchase of a dwelling or for the purchase of land to be used for
a dwelling includes a reference to the lending or granting of money for the
repayment of a loan to which this sub-section applies.

(4) For the purposes of sub-section (3)-

   (a)  a loan to repay moneys lent and applied for the building or purchase
        of a dwelling or for the purchase of land to be used for a dwelling;
        or

   (b)  a loan to repay a loan to which that sub-section applies, are each a
        loan to which that sub-section applies.

(5) Where, for any reason, a person who does not hold the office of Secretary
to the Department of Housing and Construction is performing the duties of that
office, he has, and may exercise, all the powers and shall perform all the
functions under this Act of a member.