Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00131:section:3:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00131
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 3 (pt 1/7)
Character Range: 16730–19549

3  Interpretation
 (1) In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:
aggravated contravention has the meaning given by section 38GB.
aggravated offence has the meaning given by section 38GA.
agreement includes a treaty or convention.
aircraft means a machine or apparatus that can derive support in the atmosphere from the reactions of the air or from buoyancy, but does not include a hovercraft.
amendment, in relation to a plan of management, means an amendment of such a plan that is prepared under section 39ZG.
animal means any member, alive or dead, of the animal kingdom (other than man), and includes:
 (a) eggs or parts of eggs; and
 (b) the skin, feathers, shell or any other part of an animal.
ART means the Administrative Review Tribunal.
Australian jurisdiction has the meaning given by subsection 5(4).
Australian resident means:
 (a) a person who holds a permanent visa (as defined in the Migration Act 1958) that is in effect; or
 (b) a New Zealand citizen who is usually resident in Australia or a Territory and who holds a special category visa (as defined in the Migration Act 1958) that is in effect; or
 (c) any other person who is usually resident in Australia or a Territory and whose continued presence in Australia or a Territory is not subject to a limitation as to time imposed by law.
Authority means the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority established by this Act.
CEO means the Chief Executive Officer of the Authority.
Chairperson means the Chairperson of the Authority.
charge means charge imposed by:
 (a) the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park (Environmental Management Charge—General) Act 1993; or
 (b) the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park (Environmental Management Charge—Excise) Act 1993.
chargeable permission means a permission granted under the regulations, where the permission is of a kind declared by the regulations to be a chargeable permission for the purposes of this Act.
civil penalty provision has the meaning given by section 61AID.
class vessel monitoring direction has the meaning given by subsection 61AAA(7).
community group having a special interest has a meaning affected by section 39V.
compulsory pilotage area means any part of the Great Barrier Reef Region that is prescribed by the regulations.
conduct has the same meaning as in the Criminal Code.
corporate Commonwealth entity has the meaning given by the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013.
declaration of contravention means a declaration made under section 61AIA.
discharge, in relation to waste, means release the waste, however the release is caused, and includes any escape, disposal, depositing, spilling, leaking, pumping, emitting or emptying of the waste.
dory means:
 (a) a vessel in relation to which a licence or other permission (however described and whether or