Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2022L00468:reg:5:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2022L00468
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 5 (pt 1/6)
Character Range: 10013–12536

5  Definitions
  In this Ordinance:
accompanied sailing boat means a boat that:
 (a) has a sail; and
 (b) is engaged in a training session or competition organised by a sports club or school; and
 (c) is accompanied by a power‑driven boat capable of being used for rescue purposes;
but does not include a boat when it is being propelled (in whole or part) by mechanical power.
all‑round light means a light on a boat that shows an unbroken light over an arc of visibility of 360 degrees.
appropriate lifejacket means a lifejacket that:
 (a) meets the standards or specifications (if any) prescribed by the rules for the purposes of this paragraph; and
 (b) does not rely solely on oral inflation for buoyancy; and
 (c) is the correct size for the wearer; and
 (d) is in good condition; and
 (e) if the lifejacket is an inflatable lifejacket—was:
 (i) purchased or otherwise acquired new no more than 12 months before the date it is being worn by a person or carried on a boat; or
 (ii) serviced no more than 12 months before the date it is being worn by a person or carried on a boat; or
 (iii) if the manufacturer's instructions for the lifejacket allow a period longer than 12 months before the first service is conducted or between services—purchased (or otherwise acquired new) or serviced within that longer period before the date it is being worn by a person or carried on a boat.
associated work includes a wharf or jetty that is:
 (a) owned by the Australian Capital Territory or the Commonwealth; and
 (b) erected in a lake area.
boat includes a launch, yacht, rowing boat, canoe, raft, pontoon and anything else that can carry people or goods through or on water.
boating accident means any of the following involving a boat in a lake area:
 (a) death of, or injury to, a person on the boat;
 (b) loss of a person from the boat;
 (c) death of, or injury to, a person that is caused by the boat;
 (d) loss, or presumed loss, of the boat (including the sinking or abandonment of the boat);
 (e) capsizing, grounding or flooding of the boat;
 (f) collision of the boat with another boat or with an object;
 (g) the boat being disabled and requiring assistance;
 (h) a fire on the boat;
 (i) damage caused to the boat (including any structural failure);
 (j) damage to the environment caused by the boat or by a substance on, or discharged from, the boat;
 (k) an incident that causes a risk of the events mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (j) happening.
channel means an area of a lake that, whether or not indicated by