Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Consumer Credit (Victoria) Act 1995 - SECT 3

Definitions

3. Definitions



(1) In this Act-

Authority means the Business Licensing Authority established under the
Business Licensing Authority Act 1998;

Consumer Credit (Queensland) Act means the Consumer Credit (Queensland) Act
1994 of Queensland;

Consumer Credit (Victoria) Code means the provisions applying because of
section 5 of this Act;

Consumer Credit (Victoria) Regulations means the provisions applying because
of section 6 of this Act;

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Director means the Director within the meaning of the Fair Trading Act 1999;

exempt credit provider means a credit provider referred to in section 12(1) or
a person who under section 10 is a person to whom Part 4 does not apply;

externally-administered body corporate has the same meaning as in the
Corporations Act;







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Ministerial Council means the Ministerial Council established under the
Uniform Consumer Credit Laws Agreement 1993;

Registrar means the Registrar of the Authority appointed under the
Business Licensing Authority Act 1998;

Tribunal means Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal established by the
Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 1998.

(2) In this Act, a reference to carrying on a business of providing credit
includes a reference to carrying on the provision of credit in the course of
or as part of or as incidental to or in connection with the carrying on of
another business.

(3) Words and expressions used in the Consumer Credit (Victoria) Code and in
this Act have the same meanings in this Act as they have in that Code.

(4) Subsection (3) does not apply to the extent that the context or subject
matter otherwise indicates or requires.