New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

CONSTITUTION (DISCLOSURES BY MEMBERS) REGULATION 1983 - REG 3

3 Interpretation

(1) In this Regulation, except in so far as the context or subject-matter otherwise indicates or requires:
"Clerk" means:

(a) in relation to a Member of the Legislative Council-the Clerk of the Legislative Council, or

(b) in relation to a Member of the Legislative Assembly-the Clerk of the Legislative Assembly.

"discretionary return" means a return in or to the effect of Form 4.
"general election" means:

(a) in relation to a Member of the Legislative Council-a periodic Council election, or

(b) in relation to a Member of the Legislative Assembly-a general election of Members of the Legislative Assembly.

"Member" means a Member of either House of Parliament.
"ordinary return" means a return in or to the effect of Section 2 of Form 2.
"ordinary return period", in relation to an ordinary return required to be lodged by a Member in a particular year, means:

(a) where the last return lodged by the Member was an ordinary return-the period of 12 months ending on 30th June in that particular year, or

(b) where the last return lodged by the Member was a primary return-the period commencing on the primary return date in relation to the Member and ending on 30th June in that particular year.

"primary return" means a return in or to the effect of Section 2 of Form 1.
"primary return date", in relation to a person who becomes a Member (not being a re-elected Member), means the date on which he or she takes the pledge of loyalty required by section 12 of the Act.
"re-elected Member" means a person who is returned as a Member at a general election and who had ceased to be a Member by reason of the termination, either by dissolution or expiry, of the Legislative Assembly immediately preceding that general election.
"register" means the Register of Disclosures by Members of the Legislative Council compiled and maintained under clause 17 or the Register of Disclosures by Members of the Legislative Assembly compiled and maintained under clause 18.
"return" means any of the following:

(a) a primary return,

(b) an ordinary return,

(c) a supplementary ordinary return,

(d) a discretionary return.

"supplementary ordinary return" means a return in or to the effect of Section 2 of Form 3.
"the Act" means the Constitution Act 1902 .

(2) A reference in this Regulation to a primary return or an ordinary return that was last lodged by a Member includes:

(a) a reference to a primary return or ordinary return in or to the effect of the relevant form set out in Schedule 1 (as in force before its substitution by the Constitution (Disclosures by Members) Amendment Regulation 2007 ) if that was the last return lodged by the Member, or

(b) a reference to a primary return or ordinary return in or to the effect of the relevant form set out in Schedule 1 (as in force before its substitution by the Constitution (Disclosures by Members) Amendment Regulation 2008 ) if that was the last return lodged by the Member.

(3) Notes included in this Regulation (except for directions, or examples and other notes in a Form) do not form part of this Regulation.