Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) In this
section —
listed public company has the same meaning as it
has in the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 of the Commonwealth;
officer , of a body corporate, has the same
meaning as it has in the Corporations Act 2001 of the Commonwealth.
(2) For the purposes
of this Act an owner-driver is —
(a) a
natural person —
(i)
who carries on the business of transporting goods in one
or more heavy vehicles supplied by that person; and
(ii)
whose principal occupation is the operation of those
vehicles (whether solely or with the use of other operators); or
(b) a
body corporate (other than a listed public company) that carries on the
business of transporting goods in one or more heavy vehicles that
are —
(i)
supplied by the body corporate or an officer of the body
corporate; and
(ii)
operated by an officer of the body corporate (whether
solely or with the use of other operators) whose principal occupation is the
operation of those vehicles; or
(c) a
partnership of persons, at least one of whom is a person referred to in
paragraph (a).