(1) A financial adviser is a person who provides a financial adviser service.
(2) See section 16 for the types of financial advisers and sections 20D to 20F for how the Act's requirements apply in the case of a person who provides a financial adviser service on behalf of another person's business.
Section 8: substituted, on 1 July 2010, by section 10 of the Financial Advisers Amendment Act 2010 (2010 No 40).