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HOUSING ACT 2001 - SECT 3

Definitions

3 Definitions

In this Act:
"building" includes any part of a building and any appurtenance to a building, any fence, wall and any other structure or a part of a structure and any provision for lighting, heating, refrigeration, water supply, drainage or sewerage.
"Commonwealth State agreement" includes any agreement to which the Commonwealth and the State are parties, whether or not other persons or bodies are also parties to the agreement.
"community housing" means housing (other than public housing) for people on a very low, low or moderate income or people with additional needs.

Note: Section 75 (2) (c) permits the regulations to prescribe what is meant by a very low, low or moderate income for the purposes of this Act.
"community housing agreement" means an agreement between the Corporation and a registered community housing provider made in accordance with this Act.
"community housing provider" means a body corporate that provides community housing.
"Corporation" means the New South Wales Land and Housing Corporation constituted by this Act.
"council" has the same meaning as it has in the Local Government Act 1993 .
"Department" means the Department of Human Services.
"Director-General" means the Director-General of the Department.
"exercise" a function includes perform a duty.
"function" includes a power, duty or authority.
"Home Purchase Assistance Fund" means the fund established under the trust deed entitled “Trust Deed establishing the Home Purchase Assistance Fund”, being an agreement entered into on 14 February 1989 between the State, the Department of Housing, the Treasury, Permanent Custodians Limited and Permanent Trustee Company Limited.
"house" or "housing" means any kind of dwelling.
"Housing Account" means the account established under section 63.
"housing area" means a housing area constituted under section 36.
"Housing Reserve Fund" means the Housing Reserve Fund established under section 66.
"proprietor" in relation to land means the proprietor of a legal or equitable estate of fee simple in the land.
"public authority" means any public or local authority constituted by or under an Act other than this Act.
"public housing" means housing owned or leased by the Corporation, and managed by the Department, that is leased to members of the public that meet the Department’s or the Corporation’s eligibility criteria, but does not include housing leased to a person in accordance with the HomeFund Restructuring Act 1993 or that is substituted for housing leased in accordance with that Act.
"registered community housing" means community housing that is provided by a registered community housing provider.
"registered community housing provider" means a community housing provider that is registered under Part 9A.
"Registrar" means the Registrar of Community Housing appointed under Division 1 of Part 9A.


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