South Australian Consolidated Acts

ABORIGINAL LANDS PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE ACT 2003 - SECT 3

3—Interpretation

In this Act—

"appointed member" means a member of the Committee who has been appointed to the Committee;

"appointing House" means the House that appointed the member to the Committee;

"Committee" means the Aboriginal Lands Parliamentary Standing Committee established under this Act;

"House" means—

            (a)         the House of Assembly; or

            (b)         the Legislative Council;

"the lands" means—

            (a)         the lands vested in the Aboriginal Lands Trust under Aboriginal Lands Trust Act 1966 ; and

            (b)         the lands described in Schedule 1 of the Maralinga Tjarutja Land Rights Act 1984 ; and

            (c)         the lands described in Schedule 1 of the Pitjantjatjara Land Rights Act 1981 ; and

            (d)         any other lands brought within the ambit of this definition by the regulations;

"Presiding Officer" in relation to a House, means the Speaker of the House of Assembly or the President of the Legislative Council.