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##### <strong>8B  Meaning of </strong><em><strong>associate</strong></em>

- &#160;&#160;Each of the following persons is an&#32;<em><strong>associate</strong></em>&#32;of a person:

    - \(a\) any relative of the person;

    - \(b\) any person with whom the person is acting, or proposes to act, in concert in relation to an asset;

    - \(c\) any person with whom the person carries on a business in partnership;

    - \(d\) any corporate entity of which the person is a senior officer;

    - \(e\) if the person is a corporate entity:

        - \(i\) any holding entity of the corporate entity; or

        - \(ii\) any senior officer of the corporate entity;

    - \(f\) any corporate entity whose senior officers are accustomed or under an obligation \(whether formal or informal\) to act in accordance with the directions, instructions or wishes of:

        - \(i\) the person; or

        - \(ii\) if the person is a corporate entity—the senior officers of the person;

    - \(g\) a corporate entity if the person is accustomed or under an obligation \(whether formal or informal\) to act in accordance with the directions, instructions or wishes of:

        - \(i\) the corporate entity; or

        - \(ii\) the senior officers of the corporate entity;

    - \(h\) any body corporate in which the person holds an interest;

    - \(i\) if the person is a body corporate—a person who holds an interest in the body corporate;

    - \(j\) the trustee of a trust in which the person holds an interest;

    - \(k\) if the person is the trustee of a trust—a person who holds an interest in the trust;

    - \(l\) any other person or body prescribed by the rules\.

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