South Australian Consolidated Acts

ANANGU PITJANTJATJARA YANKUNYTJATJARA LAND RIGHTS ACT 1981 - SECT 4

4—Interpretation

        (1)         In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears—

"Administrator" means a person appointed under section 13O as an Administrator;

"A n angu" means a person who is—

            (a)         a member of the Pitjantjatjara, Yankunytjatjara or Ngaanyatjarra people; and

            (b)         a traditional owner of the lands, or a part of them;

"A n angu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara" means the body corporate constituted under that name by this Act;

"the constitution" means the constitution of A n angu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara for the time being in force under this Act;

"Director of Administration" means the person appointed as the Director of Administration under section 13B;

"Electoral Commissioner" means the person for the time being holding, or acting in, the office of the Electoral Commissioner under the Electoral Act 1985 ;

"electorate"—see Schedule 3 clause 2;

"the Executive Board" means—

            (a)         the Executive Board of A n angu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara constituted under this Act; or

            (b)         during a period prior to the constitution of that Board—the Pitjantjatjara Council;

"General Manager" means the person appointed as the General Manager under section 13D;

"the lands" means the lands described in Schedule 1 to this Act;

"mining operations" means operations authorised by or under the Mining Act 1971 or the Petroleum Act 1940 ;

"mining tenement" means a right, permit, claim, lease or licence under the Mining Act 1971 or the Petroleum Act 1940 ;

"Mintabie resident" means a person who—

            (a)         is entitled to enter and remain on the Mintabie precious stones field under Division 4 of Part 3; and

            (b)         resides or proposes to reside on the field;

"motor vehicle" means a vehicle built to be propelled by a motor that forms part of the vehicle;

"petrol" includes any volatile liquid containing hydrocarbons;

"principal office" of A n angu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara means the office specified in accordance with section 14(7);

"regulated substance" means petrol and any other substance declared by regulation to be a regulated substance for the purposes of this Act;

"road works" means the construction, re-construction or repair of a road, or of related works;

"traditional owner" in relation to the lands means an Aboriginal person who has, in accordance with Aboriginal tradition, social, economic and spiritual affiliations with, and responsibilities for, the lands or any part of them.

        (2)         If a provision of this Act specifies that an act may be done or a resolution made by A n angu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara at an annual or special general meeting, that act may not be done, or the resolution made, by the Executive Board on behalf of A n angu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara.