Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated ActsIn this Part, unless the contrary intention appears:
"ADC Act" means the Aboriginal Development Commission Act 1980 .
"assets" means property of every kind, and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, includes:
(a) choses in action; and
(b) rights, interests and claims of every kind in or to property, whether arising under or by virtue of an instrument or otherwise, and whether liquidated or unliquidated, certain or contingent, accrued or accruing.
"authorised officer" means the Minister, the Chief Executive Officer or a member of the staff of the successor Commission authorised by the Minister in writing for the purposes of this Part.
"commencement" means the commencement of this Act.
"liabilities" means liabilities of every kind, and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, includes obligations of every kind, whether arising under or by virtue of an instrument or otherwise, and whether liquidated or unliquidated, certain or contingent, accrued or accruing.
"old Commission" means the Aboriginal Development Commission.
"old Commission instrument" means an instrument:
(a) to which the old Commission was a party;
(b) that was given to or in favour of the old Commission;
(c) in which a reference is made to the old Commission; or
(d) under which money is, or may become, payable, or any other property is to be, or may become liable to be, transferred to or by the old Commission;
being an instrument subsisting immediately before the commencement.
"old Department" means the Department of Aboriginal Affairs.
"successor Commission" means the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission.