Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00174:section:4:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00174
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 4 (pt 1/10)
Character Range: 17692–20506

4  Interpretation
 (1) In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:
access grant decision has the meaning given by section 53B.
access refusal decision has the meaning given by section 53A.
ACT enactment means an enactment as defined by section 3 of the Australian Capital Territory (Self‑Government) Act 1988.
action, if the action is taken by a person or agency, has the same meaning as in the Ombudsman Act 1976.
Note: See subsections 3(2) to (7) of the Ombudsman Act 1976.
affected third party has the meaning given by section 53C.
agency means a Department, a prescribed authority or a Norfolk Island authority.
applicant means a person who has made a request.
Australian Geospatial‑Intelligence Organisation means that part of the Department of Defence known as the Australian Geospatial‑Intelligence Organisation.
authorised person has the meaning given by section 77.
Cabinet includes a committee of the Cabinet.
Cabinet notebook means a notebook or other like record that contains notes of discussions or deliberations taking place in a meeting of the Cabinet, if the notes were made in the course of those discussions or deliberations by, or under the authority of, the Secretary to the Cabinet.
Chief Executive Medicare has the same meaning as in the Human Services (Medicare) Act 1973.
Commission of inquiry means:
 (a) the Commission of inquiry within the meaning of the Quarantine Act 1908 (as in force immediately before its repeal); or
 (b) a Commission of inquiry within the meaning of the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006.
Commonwealth contract means a contract to which all of the following apply:
 (a) the Commonwealth or an agency is, or was, a party to the contract;
 (b) under the contract, services are, or were, to be provided:
 (i) by another party; and
 (ii) for or on behalf of an agency; and
 (iii) to a person who is not the Commonwealth or an agency;
 (c) the services are in connection with the performance of the functions, or the exercise of the powers, of an agency.
complainant has the meaning given by subsection 70(1).
conditionally exempt: a document is conditionally exempt if Division 3 of Part IV (public interest conditional exemptions) applies to the document.
Note: Access must generally be given to a conditionally exempt document unless it would be contrary to the public interest (see section 11A).
contracted service provider, for a Commonwealth contract, means an entity that is, or was:
 (a) a party to the Commonwealth contract; and
 (b) responsible for the provision of services under the Commonwealth contract.
defence intelligence document has the meaning given by paragraph 7(2C)(a).
Defence Intelligence Organisation means that part of the Department of Defence known as the Defence Intelligence Organisation.
Department means a