Commonwealth Numbered Acts

DEFENCE HOUSING AUTHORITY ACT 1987 No. 101 of 1987 - SECT 3

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

"appoint" includes re-appoint;

"appointed member" means the Chairperson or a member referred to in paragraph
12 (1) (e);

"authorised auditor" means:

   (a)  the Auditor-General; or

   (b)  a person authorised, in writing, by the Auditor-General for the
        purposes of section 44;

"Authority" means the Defence Housing Authority;

"Chairperson" means the Chairperson of the Authority;

"chief of staff" means the Chief of Naval Staff, the Chief of the General
Staff or the Chief of the Air Staff;

"designated office in the Department" means a Senior Executive Service office
in the Department, being an office designated, in writing, by the Minister for
the purpose of section 60;

"financial statements", in relation to a company, means profit and loss
accounts and balance sheets of the company, and includes statements, reports
and notes (other than auditors' reports or directors' reports) attached to, or
intended to be read with, any of those profit and loss accounts or balance
sheets;

"house" includes:

   (a)  any building or part of a building that is used or intended to be
        used, in whole or in substantial part, for residential accommodation,
        whether consisting of:

        (i)    a single unit of accommodation;

        (ii)   2 or more attached units of accommodation; or

        (iii)  multi-storey units of accommodation; and

   (b)  outbuildings, fences, walls, permanent provision for lighting, for
        heating, for water supply, for drainage and for sewerage, and other
        appurtenances of a house (including a building or part of a building
        referred to in paragraph (a));

"joint venture" means an undertaking carried on by 2 or more persons in common
otherwise than as partners;

"Managing Director" means the Managing Director of the Authority;

"member" means a member of the Authority, and includes the Chairperson and
Managing Director;

"securities" includes stocks, debentures, debenture stocks, notes, bonds,
promissory notes, bills of exchange and similar instruments or documents;

"share" means a share in the share capital of a corporation, and includes
stock.

(2) The question whether a company is a subsidiary of the Authority shall be
determined in the same manner as the question whether a corporation is a
subsidiary of another corporation is determined for the purposes of the
Companies Act 1981.

(3) A reference in this Act to dealing with securities includes a reference
to:

   (a)  creating, executing, entering into, drawing, making, accepting,
        indorsing, issuing, discounting, selling, purchasing and reselling
        securities;

   (b)  creating, selling, purchasing and reselling rights and options in
        relation to securities; and

   (c)  entering into agreements and other arrangements in relation to
        securities.