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Register of Foreign Ownership of Water or Agricultural Land Act 2015

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Distinguished Terms in this instrument
Term(s) Definition Defined in Legislation See Section(s)
agricultural land

means land in Australia that is used, or that could reasonably be used, for a primary production business.

Register of Foreign Ownership of Water or Agricultural Land Act 2015
Australia

, when used in a geographical sense, includes the external Territories.

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Australian water access entitlement

means a perpetual or ongoing entitlement, by or under a law of a State or Territory, to exclusive access to a share of the water resources of an area in the State or Territory.

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cease

to hold a freehold interest in, or right to occupy, agricultural land has a meaning affected by section 6 .

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Commissioner

means the Commissioner of Taxation.

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contract

includes a deed.

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contractual water right

of a person means a contractual right that the person holds (alone or jointly) to all or part of another person’s:

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foreign person

means:

Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Act 1975 Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Act 1975 - 4 Dictionary of definitions
Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Act 1975 - 54 Change in control
freehold interest

of a person in land means a legal interest in an estate in fee simple in the land that the person holds (alone, as a tenant in common or as a joint tenant).

Register of Foreign Ownership of Water or Agricultural Land Act 2015
land

includes a building or a part of a building.

Register of Foreign Ownership of Water or Agricultural Land Act 2015
lease

includes a sublease.

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Register

means the Register of Foreign Ownership of Agricultural Land kept under section 13 .

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registrable water entitlement

has the meaning given by section 5A.

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registration trigger time

: the registration trigger time in relation to a right held by a person to occupy land under a lease or licence is the latest of the following times:

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rules

means rules made under section 35 .

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start

to hold a freehold interest in, or right to occupy, land has a meaning affected by section 6 .

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water allocation

means the specific volume of water allocated to an Australian water access entitlement in a given period.

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water resource

means:

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