Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Fences Act 1968 - SECT 3

Definitions

3. Definitions

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

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dividing fence means a fence separating the lands of different occupiers;

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occupier includes any person who is- in the actual occupation of or entitled
as owner to occupy any land purchased from the Crown under contract of sale or
alienated from the Crown by grant lease or licence; and the holder of a right
to occupy a residence area in respect of land under the Land Act 1958 whether
covered by a mining licence under the
Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990 or not- but does not
include-

   (a)  any person in the occupation of or entitled to occupy land under a
        licence under the
        Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990; or

   (b)  any person in the occupation of land held by yearly licence under any
        Act relating to the sale and occupation of Crown lands which has been
        in force or comes into force;

to repair includes to trim keep and maintain a live fence.

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