Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts In this Act, if not
inconsistent with context, the following terms shall have meanings hereinafter
respectively assigned to them —
Amendment of a rule includes a new rule and a
resolution rescinding a rule;
Committee means the Committee of Management or
other directing body of a society;
Department means the department of the Public
Service principally assisting in the administration of this Act;
Land includes hereditaments and chattels real;
Meeting includes (when the rules of a society so
allow) a meeting of delegates appointed by members;
Office means the registered office for the time
being of a society;
Officer extends to any trustee, treasurer,
secretary, member of the committee, manager, or servant, other than a servant
appointed by the committee, of a society;
Persons claiming through a member includes the
executors, administrators, and assigns of a member, and also his nominees
where nomination is allowed;
Property includes real and personal estate
(including books and papers);
Public Auditor means a person appointed as such,
under the provisions of section 61;
Registered society means a society registered or
deemed to be registered under this Act;
Registrar means the person for the time being
designated as the Registrar under section 67;
Rules mean the registered rules for the time
being, and shall include any registered amendment of rules;
The Minister means the responsible Minister of the
Crown administering this Act for the time being.
[Section 2 amended by No. 43 of 1969
s. 2; No. 2 of 1999 s. 18(a); No. 28 of 2006 s. 80.]