Queensland Consolidated Acts

COMMUNITY SERVICES (TORRES STRAIT) ACT 1984 - SECT 4

In this Act--

advertised proposed by-law, for part 7, see section 121(a).

alcohol has the same meaning as liquor in the Liquor Act 1992.

amended proposed by-law for part 7, see section 121(b).

appealable decision, for part 6, see section 93.

approved form means a form approved under section 191.

by-laws, in relation to an Island council, includes--

(a) by-laws made by the council as the authority charged with the functions of local government of an area; and

(b) by-laws made by the council as trustee of an area by reason of the land comprising the area having been granted in trust or reserved and set apart by the Governor in Council under the provisions of law relating to Crown lands and vested in or placed under the control of the council.

canteen see the Indigenous Communities Liquor Licences Act 2002, schedule.

certified copy, for part 7, see section 112.

closing day for objections and submissions, for part 6, see section 95(2).

community justice group means a community justice group established under part 5 for a council area.

consultation period, for part 7, see section 118(1) or 127(1).

coordinator, for a community justice group, means the person appointed under section 88 by the group to perform the functions of coordinator for the group.

corporation means the corporation sole preserved, continued in existence and constituted under the Aboriginal Communities (Justice and Land Matters) Act 1984 by the name and style Aboriginal and Islander Affairs Corporation.

council area means a part of the State declared to be a council area under section 37.

drafting certificate, for part 7, see section 112.

dry place, for part 6, see section 93.

entity, for part 6, see section 93.

fermenter, for part 6, see section 93.

home-brew concentrate, for part 6, see section 93.

home-brew kit, for part 6, see section 93.

homemade alcohol, for part 6, see section 93.

Island Council Accounting Standards see section 48(1).

Islander means a descendant of an indigenous inhabitant of the Torres Strait Islands.

Island police officer means a person appointed under section 74 as an Island police officer for a council area.

liquor provisions means--

(a) section 101; and

(b) the Liquor Act 1992, sections 168B, 169 and 171.

member, for parts 5 and 6, means a member of a community justice group.

model by-law, for part 7, see section 112(1).

non-Torres Strait Islander land means land that is not Torres Strait Islander land.

notional GST means amounts an Island council may pay under the GST and Related Matters Act 2000, section 5.

police officer in charge, for a council area, means the police officer in charge of the police station in the area or, if there is no police station in the area, the police officer in charge of the nearest police station.

possess, for part 6, see section 93.

prescribed council area, for part 6, see section 93.

private place, for part 6, see section 93.

proposed authorising law, for part 7, see section 132(1).

proposed by-law, for part 7, see section 116(1) or (2).

public place, for part 6, see section 93.

required number, for part 7, see section 112.

State interest, for a by-law or subordinate by-law, a provision of a by-law or subordinate by-law, or a provision of a proposed by-law or subordinate by-law, means--

(a) an interest that affects an economic, social or environmental interest of the State or a region; or

(b) an interest in ensuring there is an efficient, effective and accountable system of local government in the council area to which the law relates; or

(c) an interest prescribed under a regulation.

subordinate by-law, for part 7, see section 114.

Torres Strait Islander land has the meaning given by section 9 of the Torres Strait Islander Land Act 1991.