South Australian Consolidated Acts South Australian Consolidated ActsIn this Act—
"ASIC" means the Australian Securities and Investments Commission;
"ASCOT" means the national business names register established by ASIC to
which the Commission has access;
"body corporate" means a body corporate formed or incorporated within or
outside this State and includes a foreign company within the meaning of the
Corporations Act 2001 of the Commonwealth;
"business" includes trade and profession;
"business name" means a name, style, title or designation under which a
business is carried on;
"Commission" means the Corporate Affairs Commission;
"director" of a body corporate includes a person occupying or acting in the
position of director or member of the governing body of the body corporate, by
whatever name called;
"District Court" means the Administrative and Disciplinary Division of the
District Court;
"family name" means the surname or other part of a person's name that is not a
Christian or given name;
"initial" includes a recognised abbreviation of a Christian or given name;
"proprietor" of a registered business name means the person or each of the
persons (whether natural or incorporated) in relation to whom the business
name is registered under this Act;
"repealed Act" means the Business Names Act 1963 ;
"registered business name" means a business name registered under this Act.