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

administrator means a person appointed by a magistrate to perform the functions specified in section 16 ;

charitable purpose includes a benevolent, philanthropic or patriotic purpose and any purpose for the protection of the environment or the welfare of animals;

Commissioner means the Commissioner for Corporate Affairs holding office under section 4 of the Commissioner for Corporate Affairs Act 1980 , and includes any person holding that office in an acting capacity;

contravene includes fail to comply with;

donation includes money, goods or services, donated or bequeathed;

magistrate means a magistrate sitting in the small claims division of the Magistrates Court established under the Magistrates Court (Small Claims Division) Act 1989 ;

organisation means a group of persons or bodies formed for the purpose of achieving a common goal;

person includes an organisation and an association;

principal office means the primary place where the business of an organisation is conducted and where the officers of the organisation are ordinarily located or can be contacted;

regulations means regulations made and in force under this Act;

solicit means to seek a donation by a request communicated in person or –

(a) by mail; or

(b) by facsimile transmission; or

(c) by telephone; or

(d) by e-mail; or

(e) by the internet; or

(f) by a document left on premises; or

(g) by any appeal through the media;

sunset means –

(a) in January, November and December in any year, 8 p.m. Australian Eastern Standard Time; or

(b) in February, March, April, September and October in any year, 7 p.m. Australian Eastern Standard Time; or

(c) in May, June, July and August in any year, 5 p.m. Australian Eastern Standard Time.

(2)  An approved statute is taken to be any statute specified in the regulations as an approved statute for the purposes of this Act and includes the following:

Associations Incorporation Act 1964 of Tasmania;

Associations Incorporation Act 1981 of Queensland;

Associations Incorporation Act 1981 of Victoria;

Associations Incorporation Act 1984 of New South Wales;

Associations Incorporation Act 1985 of South Australia;

Associations Incorporation Act 1987 of Western Australia;

Associations Incorporation Act 1991 of the Australian Capital Territory;

Associations Incorporation Act of the Northern Territory;

Corporations Act.

(3)  A relevant Act is taken to be any Act specified in the regulations as a relevant Act for the purposes of this Act and includes the following:

Charitable Collections Act 1946 of Western Australia;

Charitable Fundraising Act 1991 of New South Wales;

Collections Act 1966 of Queensland;

Collections Act 1959 of the Australian Capital Territory;

Collections for Charitable Purposes Act 1939 of South Australia;

Fundraising Appeals Act 1998 of Victoria.

(4)  A provision of this Act which restricts or prohibits any action by an organisation is taken to impose the same restriction or prohibition on the actions of any person, whether acting on behalf of the organisation or on his or her own behalf.