Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts In this Act, unless
the contrary intention appears —
administrative authority means a person or body
who or which under any written law exercises a function which may affect the
carrying out of an agricultural purpose;
agricultural operation means an area of rural land
primarily used for commercial agricultural purposes, and includes a reference
to the agricultural activities carried on there;
agricultural practice , in relation to an
agricultural operation, means the method by which, or the manner in
which —
(a) an
agricultural purpose is carried out; or
(b)
agricultural activities are managed,
there, and practice shall be construed
accordingly;
Board means the Agricultural Practices Board of
Western Australia established under section 7;
Chairperson means the holder of the office of
Chairperson of the Board, and includes a reference to a member appointed to
act in that office;
determination includes a reference to a decision,
order or direction, whether made in mediation proceedings or proceedings
before the tribunal or the Board;
legal practitioner means an Australian legal
practitioner within the meaning of that term in the
Legal Profession Act 2008 section 3;
member means a member of the Board, and includes a
reference to the Chairperson;
owner , in relation to an agricultural operation
which is leased, includes any person who is a lessee of the land;
Registrar means the person nominated under
section 16 to serve as the Registrar of the Board;
rural land means land classified or zoned for
agricultural or rural use, or for rural lifestyle living, under a local
planning scheme as that term is defined in the Planning and Development
Act 2005 ;
tribunal means a tribunal of the Board, however it
may be from time to time constituted under this Act.
[Section 3 amended by No. 38 of 2005
s. 15; No. 21 of 2008 s. 639(2); No. 8 of 2009 s. 20.]