Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Constitution Act 1975 - SECT 5

Definitions

5. Definitions

In this Act unless inconsistent with the context or subject-matter-

actuary means a fellow or accredited member of the Institute of Actuaries of
Australia approved by the Minister;

Assembly means Legislative Assembly of Victoria; Associate Judge means an
Associate Judge of the Court referred to in section 75(4);

Chief Justice means the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and includes Acting
Chief Justice and in the absence of the Chief Justice and the Acting Chief
Justice from duty means the senior Judge of the Court for the time being
present;

Consolidated Fund means the Consolidated Fund constituted under the
Financial Management Act 1994;



Council means Legislative Council of Victoria; Court of Disputed Returns means
the Court of Disputed Returns constituted under section 124 of the
Electoral Act 2002;



district means electoral district of the Assembly;

general election means an election at which all the members of the Council and
Assembly have to be elected;



insolvent under administration means-

   (a)  a person who is an undischarged bankrupt; or

   (b)  a person who has executed a deed of arrangement under Part X of the
        Bankruptcy Act 1966 of the Commonwealth (or the corresponding
        provisions of the law of another jurisdiction) if the terms of the
        deed have not been fully complied with; or

   (c)  a person whose creditors have accepted a composition under Part X of
        the Bankruptcy Act 1966 of the Commonwealth (or the corresponding
        provisions of the law of another jurisdiction) if a final payment has
        not been made under that composition; or

   (d)  a person for whom a debt agreement has been made under Part IX of the
        Bankruptcy Act 1966 of the Commonwealth (or the corresponding
        provisions of the law of another jurisdiction) if the debt agreement
        has not ended or has not been terminated; Judge of the Court means a
        Judge of the Court referred to in section 75(3);



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Parliament means Parliament of Victoria;

Parliamentary Committee, in Division 3 of Part V, has the same meaning as in
the Audit Act 1994;



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prescribed means prescribed by this Act or any regulation thereunder;

President means President of the Council and includes any person acting as the
President of the Council;

presiding officer means-

   (a)  in relation to the Legislative Council-the President; and

   (b)  in relation to the Legislative Assembly-the Speaker;

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region means electoral region of the Council;



Speaker means Speaker of the Assembly and includes any person acting as the
Speaker of the Assembly;

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superannuation contributions surcharge means the superannuation contributions
surcharge imposed by the
Superannuation Contributions Tax (Members of Constitutionally Protected Superannuation Funds) Imposition Act 1997
of the Commonwealth;

superannuation contributions surcharge notice means a notice issued by the
Commissioner of Taxation under section 15(7) of the
Superannuation Contributions Tax (Members of Constitutionally Protected Superannuation Funds) Assessment and Collection Act 1997
of the Commonwealth;

Supreme Court means the Supreme Court of the State of Victoria.

total pension entitlement means, on a particular day, the current value of all
future pension payments on that day.