Brand Tasmania Act 2018 (Tas)

Brand Tasmania Act 2018

An Act to establish Brand Tasmania and for related purposes [Royal Assent 17 December 2018]

Be it enacted by Her Excellency the Governor of Tasmania, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly, in Parliament assembled, as follows:

PART 1 - Preliminary

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Brand Tasmania Act 2018 .

2. Commencement The provisions of this Act commence on a day or days to be proclaimed.

3. Interpretation In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears – accounts has the same meaning as in the Audit Act 2008 ; applicable, in relation to a direction, statement or plan mentioned in any provision, means the particular direction, statement or plan in effect at or during the time or period to which the provision applies or is being considered; Authority means Brand Tasmania established by section 6 ; Authority's staff means the persons for the time being appointed or employed under section 24 ; Board means the Board of the Authority constituted under section 10 ; chairperson, in relation to the Board, means the chairperson of the Board appointed under section 10(2) ; chief executive officer means the chief executive officer of the Authority appointed in accordance with section 21 ; commencement day means the day on which section 29 and Schedule 4 commence; Committee means a Committee established in accordance with section 15 ; contract includes an agreement or arrangement; corporate plan means a corporate plan referred to in section 20 ; financial year means – (a) a period of 12 months ending on 30 June in any year; or (b) any other period of 12 months in respect of which the Authority is required by any written law to maintain accounts; former Board means the incorporated body known as The Brand Tasmania Council Inc.; function includes duty; member, in relation to the Board, means a person appointed as a member of the Board in accordance with this Act; Ministerial direction – see section 17 ; Ministerial statement of expectations – see section 16 ; notice means written notice; promotional and marketing activities includes the process, and any part of the process, of promoting and marketing Tasmanian goods, services, experiences and products; regulations means regulations made and in force under this Act; strategic plan – see section 18 ; Tasmanian Brand – see section 8 ; written law has the same meaning as in the Audit Act 2008 .