South Australian Consolidated Acts

LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT 1936 - SECT 13

13—Interpretation

In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires—

"goods" means any cattle, horses, livestock, furniture, goods, chattels, effects, or things which are by law liable to be distrained for rent, and includes lodgers' goods, but, except in sections subsequent to section 29, shall not include agisted cattle;

"health practitioner" means a person registered under the—

            (a)         Chiropractors Act 1991 ; or

            (b)         Dental Practice Act 2001 ; or

            (c)         Medical Practice Act 2004 ; or

            (d)         Optometry Practice Act 2007 ; or

            (e)         Physiotherapy Practice Act 2005 ; or

            (f)         Podiatry Practice Act 2005 ; or

            (g)         Psychological Practices Act 1973 ,

and includes a person formerly registered under an Act listed in paragraphs (a) to (g) (inclusive);

"immediate tenant" means the person owing or alleged to owe any rent, in respect of which a distress has been or is levied or threatened or authorised to be levied;

"landlord" means any person having power to distrain for rent due to him;

"record" means—

            (a)         a documentary record; or

            (b)         a record made by electronic, electromagnetic, photographic or optical process; or

            (c)         any other kind of record;

"rent" means any rent reserved upon or payable by virtue of any demise, lease, contract, or charge whatsoever for which a distress may lawfully be levied.

Note—

For definition of divisional penalties (and divisional expiation fees) see Appendix.