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AUSTRALIAN JOCKEY AND SYDNEY TURF CLUBS MERGER ACT 2010 - SECT 4
Interpretation
4 Interpretation
(1) Definitions In this Act:
"AJC" means Australian Jockey Club Limited (ACN 130 406 852).
"assets" means any legal or equitable estate or interest (whether present or
future, whether vested or contingent and whether personal or assignable) in
real or personal property of any description (including money), and includes
securities, choses in action and documents.
"club rules" means: (a) in relation to the former AJC--the document entitled
the Constitutional Rules of the Australian Jockey Club , as in force from time
to time, and
(b) in relation to the AJC--the constitution of the company and
any other document issued by the AJC that contains rules concerning membership
of the company, as in force from time to time, and
(c) in relation to the
STC--the regulations for the Sydney Turf Club set out in the First Schedule to
the Sydney Turf Club Act 1943 , as in force from time to time, and
(d) in
relation to the merged racing club--the constitution of the club and any other
document issued by the club containing rules concerning membership of the
club, as in force from time to time.
"company" has the same meaning as it has in the Corporations Act.
"constitution" , in relation to the merged racing club or any other company,
has the same meaning as
"constitution" of a company has in the Corporations Act.
"Corporations Act" means the Corporations Act 2001 of the Commonwealth.
"exercise" a function includes perform a duty.
"former AJC" means the club that was known as the Australian Jockey Club as
referred to in the repealed Australian Jockey Club Act 1873 .
"function" includes a power, authority or duty.
"general law" means the common law and equity (as modified from time to time
by legislation).
"instrument" means an instrument (other than this Act or an instrument made
under this Act) or any other document that creates, modifies or extinguishes
rights or liabilities (or would do so if lodged, filed or registered in
accordance with any law), and includes any judgment, order, process or other
instrument issued by a court or tribunal.
"legislation" includes: (a) any statute of a legislature (whether enacted or
made in Australia or elsewhere), and
(b) any proclamation, regulation, rule,
by-law, order or any other kind of subordinate legislation (however described)
made under the authority of a statute of a legislature (whether enacted or
made in Australia or elsewhere).
"liabilities" means any liabilities, debts or obligations (whether present or
future, whether vested or contingent and whether personal or assignable).
"mandatory corporate governance provisions" --see section 5.
"merged racing club" means a company that is declared to be the
merged racing club for the purposes of this Act by an order made by the
Minister under section 8, and includes its successors and permitted assigns.
"merger finalisation day" means the day specified as the
merger finalisation day for the purposes of this Act by an order made by the
Minister under section 8.
"modification" includes addition, exception, omission or substitution.
"previous club" means any of the following: (a) the former AJC,
(b) the AJC,
(c) the STC.
"power" includes an authority.
"racecourse" has the same meaning as it has in the Betting and Racing Act
1998 .
"Randwick Racecourse" means: (a) the land comprised in Certificate of Title
Folio Identifier 1/130234, and
(b) the land comprised in Certificate of Title
Folio Identifier 1642/752011, and
(c) the land comprised in Certificate of
Title Folio Identifier 1588/752011,
and includes any buildings, structures,
fixtures, fittings and other improvements on that land.
"Randwick Racecourse lease" means any of the following: (a) any lease of
Randwick Racecourse granted to the merged racing club by the Trust under
section 33,
(b) any lease of Randwick Racecourse granted to the AJC under
section 10 of the Australian Jockey Club Act 2008 that, by operation of
Division 2 of Part 2, is vested in the merged racing club.
"regulatory authorisation" means any licence, permit, consent, entitlement,
accreditation or other authority under State legislation.
"rights" means any rights, powers, privileges or immunities (whether present
or future, whether vested or contingent and whether personal or assignable).
"State legislation" means any legislation of the State.
"STC" means the Sydney Turf Club incorporated under the Sydney Turf Club Act
1943 .
"the State" means New South Wales.
"Trust" means the Randwick Racecourse Trust constituted by this Act.
"Trustee" means a trustee referred to in section 27B. Note : The
Interpretation Act 1987 contains definitions and other provisions that affect
the interpretation and application of this Act.
(2) When events or other
things occur If this Act provides for an event or other thing to occur on a
particular day, that event or thing is taken to occur at the beginning of that
day.
(3) Notes Notes included in this Act do not form part of this Act.
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