means the Australian Securities and Investments Commission.

, in relation to a contract of insurance, means from its inception.

because of an offence has the meaning given by section 75F.

means an authority given by an insurer to an insurance intermediary to enter into, as agent for the insurer, contracts of insurance on behalf of the insurer as insurer.

means a document that:

(a) is evidence of a contract of insurance; and

(b) bears a notation by an insurer setting out the extent of the insurance cover that the insurer agrees to provide under the contract.

means a day that is not a Saturday, a Sunday or a public holiday or bank holiday.

: a subsection of this Act (or a section of this Act that is not divided into subsections) is

a

if:

means insurance provided by a class of contracts of insurance:

(a) that is declared by the regulations to be a class of contracts to which Division 1 of Part V of this Act applies; and

has the meaning given by section 11AB.

:

(a) in relation to an offence against a law—includes an ancillary offence relating to the offence against the law; and

(b) in relation to a civil penalty provision—has a meaning affected by section 75Q.

means the duty referred to in section 21.

means the duty referred to in section 13.

means the duty referred to in section 20B.

means:

(a) do an act; or

(b) omit to perform an act.

has the meaning given by section 16C.

means a contract of life insurance that is maintained for the purposes of:

(a) a superannuation or retirement scheme under which there can be more than one life insured; or

, in relation to a person who has not attained the age of 18 years, means a person who acts in the place of a parent of the person but does not include a person who so acts only for limited or particular purposes or periods.

has the meaning given by section 9.

means a notice given under section 75W.

means a person who carries on the business of arranging contracts of insurance, whether in Australia or elsewhere, as agent for intending insureds.