In this Part, unless the contrary intention appears –

Council means the Legislative Council of the Parliament of Tasmania;

division means an electoral division for the Council specified in Schedule 2 to the Constitution Act 1934 ;

Member for Gordon means the Member of the Council who was last elected to represent the former division of Gordon and who represents the division of Murchison as provided by section 13(1)(a) ;

Member for Russell means the Member of the Council who was last elected to represent the former division of Russell and who represents the division of Murchison as provided by section 13(1)(b) ;

retirement date means the fourth Saturday in May or such other Saturday in that month as may be fixed under section 19(4) of the Constitution Act 1934 ;

retirement date in 1999 means the date in 1999 which is the expiration of the term of office of the Member for Russell;

retirement date in 2000 means the date in 2000 which is the expiration of the term of office of the Member for Gordon.