South Australian Consolidated Acts

ESSENTIAL SERVICES ACT 1981 - SECT 2

2—Interpretation

In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears—

"essential service" means a service (whether provided by a public or private undertaking) without which the safety, health or welfare of the community or a section of the community would be endangered or seriously prejudiced;

"owner" of property includes a person in lawful possession of the property;

"period of emergency" means a period declared by proclamation under this Act to be a period of emergency;

"proclaimed essential service" means an essential service declared by proclamation under this Act to be an essential service in respect of which a period of emergency applies;

"the provision" of an essential service includes the operation, or maintenance of an essential service; and "to provide" has a corresponding meaning;

"to sell" means—

            (a)         in relation to goods—to sell, or to offer or expose for sale; and

            (b)         in relation to services—to contract to provide the services, or to offer to provide the services under contract; and "sale" has a corresponding meaning;

"service" includes the production, distribution and supply of goods.