New South Wales Consolidated Acts

ROAD OBSTRUCTIONS (SPECIAL PROVISIONS) ACT 1979 - SECT 3

3 Definitions

(1) In this Act, except in so far as the context or subject-matter otherwise indicates or requires:
"authorised officer" means a member of the police force who is of or above the rank of sergeant or who is for the time being in charge of a police station.
"Commissioner" means Commissioner of Police.
"motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle or trailer within the meaning of the Road Transport (General) Act 2005 .
"owner", in relation to a motor vehicle, means:

(a) any person who is the owner or joint owner or part owner thereof,

(b) any person who has the use thereof under a hiring or hire-purchase agreement, or

(c) any person in whose name the vehicle is registered under the Road Transport (Vehicle Registration) Act 1997 , or under any legislation providing for the registration of motor vehicles of any State or Territory of the Commonwealth,

but does not include any unpaid vendor of the vehicle under a hire-purchase agreement.
"public road" means a road or road related area within the meaning of the Road Transport (General) Act 2005 (other than a road that is the subject of a declaration made under section 15 (1) (b) of that Act relating to all of the provisions of that Act).
"regulations" means regulations under this Act.

(2) A reference in this Act to a motor vehicle includes a reference to any goods on the motor vehicle.