Western Lands Act 1901 No 70
Current version for 1 January 2013 to date (accessed 18 May 2013 at 22:43)
Part 6Division 1

Division 1 Preliminary

19   Definitions

In this Part:

financial year means the year commencing 1 July.

intensive agriculture includes irrigated farming, feedlot farming, aquaculture, pisciculture and any other activity declared by the regulations to be intensive agriculture.

rehabilitation means any activity that results in an improvement in the condition and functioning of the natural environment.

rural holding means the aggregate of all lands:

(a)  that are held by the same person under one or more rural leases, and
(b)  that, in the opinion of the Commissioner, comprise a single holding,
regardless of whether or not the lands are contiguous with each other.

rural lease means any lease of a kind declared under section 27D to be a rural lease for the purposes of this Part.

scaling factor, for any financial year, means the scaling factor determined by the regulations for that year or, if no such factor is determined, the scaling factor determined by the regulations for the previous financial year.

urban lease means any lease of a kind declared under section 27D to be an urban lease for the purposes of this Part, and includes any lease that is not declared under that section to be either a rural lease or an urban lease.

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