Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00096:section:4:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00096
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 4 (pt 1/14)
Character Range: 6928–9582

4  Interpretation
 (1) In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:
additional advance means a subsidised advance to a purchaser or borrower for a purpose referred to in subsection 18(3).
advance for essential repairs means a subsidised advance to a person referred to in section 21 for the purpose referred to in that section.
amending Act means the Defence Service Homes Amendment Act 1988.
approved means approved by the Minister in writing for the purposes of this Act.
Approved welfare organization means an organization approved by an appropriate authority of the Defence Force to provide welfare services (including assistance in the care of the sick or wounded) for members of the Defence Force.
assigned advance means a subsidised advance to an assignee, in accordance with a certificate of assignment issued under section 23A.
assignee means an assignee referred to in section 23A.
assignor means an assignor referred to in section 23A.
Australian Soldier means a person who, during the First World War or the Second World War or during the warlike operations in or in connection with Korea after 26 June 1950 or the warlike operations in or in connection with Malaya after 28 June 1950:
 (a) is or was a member of the Naval, Military or Air Forces of Australia enlisted or appointed for or employed on active service outside Australia or on a ship of war; or
 (b) is or was a member of any nursing service maintained by the Commonwealth in connexion with the Defence Force of the Commonwealth or any part thereof accepted or appointed for service outside Australia; or
 (c) served in the Naval, Military or Air Forces of any part of the Sovereign's dominions, other than the Commonwealth, and who proves to the satisfaction of the Secretary that he had, before his enlistment or appointment for service, resided in Australia or a Territory; or
 (d) was a member of any nursing service maintained by the Government of any part of the Sovereign's dominions other than the Commonwealth, in connexion with the Naval, Military or Air Forces of that part, and who proves to the satisfaction of the Secretary that she had, before her appointment to that service, resided in Australia or a Territory;
and who, in the case of a person included in paragraph (a) or (b) in relation to service in connection with the Second World War:
 (e) was so enlisted, accepted, appointed or employed before 3rd September, 1945; or
 (f) was so enlisted, accepted, appointed or employed on or after that date and before 1 July 1951, and who has been discharged or who has ceased to be engaged on war service as defined in section 4 of the Defence Act 1903‑1945;