This Act is the Olympic Co-ordination Authority Act 1995.
This Act commences on 30 June 1995.
In this Act:Authority means the Olympic Co-ordination Authority constituted by this Act.
Director-General means the Director-General of the Authority holding office as such under Part 2 of the Public Sector Management Act 1988.
exercise a function includes perform a duty.
function includes a power, authority or duty.
Government agency means:
(a) a Government department or administrative office, or(b) a statutory body representing the Crown, or(c) a State owned corporation, or(d) any other public or local authority constituted by or under an Act.Homebush Bay area means (except to the extent that the regulations otherwise provide) the land described in Part 4 of Schedule 1 to the Growth Centres (Development Corporations) Act 1974 immediately before the repeal of that Part by this Act.
interest in land means:
(a) a legal or equitable estate or interest in land, or(b) an easement, right, charge, power or privilege over, or in connection with, land.land includes any interest in land.
Olympic Games means the Games of the XXVII Olympiad to be held principally in Sydney in the year 2000, and includes:
(a) the Paralympic Games, being the games for athletes with a disability that are to be held principally in Sydney in the year 2000, and(b) a test event, being an event conducted at a venue or facility at which Olympic Games and Paralympic Games sporting events are to be conducted before those Games are held in order to test the capacity and operational functions of the venue or facility to provide for those sporting events, and(c) a special event within the meaning of the Olympic Roads and Transport Authority Act 1998.Olympic venues and facilities means venues and facilities that are required for hosting the Olympic Games, including the following:
(a) venues to conduct sporting events,(b) training facilities for competitors,(c) media centres and other communications facilities for the media,(d) residential accommodation for competitors, officials and members of the media,(e) storage facilities for sporting, communication or other equipment,(f) catering facilities for venues, training facilities, media centres and residential accommodation,(g) helicopter landing facilities,(h) transport and other physical infrastructure associated with any of the above venues or facilities,(i) any other development (within the meaning of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979) determined by the Director-General to be required for, or as being associated with, the Olympic Games, Paralympic Games or a test event.SOCOG means the Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games constituted by the Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games Act 1993.