New South Wales Consolidated Acts

ESSENTIAL SERVICES ACT 1988 - SECT 3

3 Definitions

(1) In this Act:
"essential service" means a service that is an essential service by virtue of section 4.
"industrial action" has the same meaning as in the Industrial Relations Act 1996 .
"industrial matter" has the same meaning as in the Industrial Relations Act 1996 .
"industrial organisation" has the same meaning as in the Industrial Relations Act 1996 .
"Industrial Registrar" means the Industrial Registrar appointed under the Industrial Relations Act 1996 .
"place" includes land, road, building, structure, work, mine, vehicle and vessel.
"property" includes undertaking, equipment, goods, vehicles, vessels, articles and things of any kind.

(2) In this Act, a reference to the provision of an essential service includes a reference to the conduct, performance, maintenance, supply and distribution of an essential service.

(3) In this Act, a reference to the community includes a reference to any part of the community.

(4) In this Act:

(a) a reference to function includes a reference to a power, authority and duty, and

(b) a reference to the exercise of a function includes, where the function is a duty, a reference to the performance of the duty.