Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00429:section:3:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00429
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 3 (pt 2/3)
Character Range: 6757–9298

organisms, includes:
 (a) take, collect, catch, capture, kill, injure, interfere with, cut up, dismember, clean, sort, coat, pack, process, preserve, store, carry or transport, for any purpose; or
 (b) search for with the object of finding and taking for any purpose.
inspector means:
 (a) a person appointed as an inspector under paragraph 13(1)(a); or
 (b) a person referred to in subsection 13(2).
interfere with, in relation to marine organisms, includes harass, chase, herd, tag, mark or brand.
law of the Territory means a law in force in the Territory other than an Act or instrument (not being an Ordinance or an instrument made under an Ordinance) made under an Act.
marine organism means a marine organism in the Convention area that belongs to any species of living organisms that is found in the Convention area.
master, in relation to a vessel, means the person having command or charge of the vessel.
permit means a permit in force under this Act.
special inspector means a person appointed as a special inspector under paragraph 13(1)(b).
the Territory means the Australian Antarctic Territory.
this Act includes the regulations.
vessel includes an air‑cushion vehicle or other similar craft.
 (2) Where a provision of this Act requires a notice to be served on a person by the Minister, the notice may be served on that person personally, by post or in any other prescribed manner.
 (3) A reference in this Act to an offence against this or any other Act, to an offence against regulations made under any Act or to an offence against a provision of this Act shall be read as including a reference to an offence against section 6 of the Crimes Act 1914, or against section 11.1 or 11.4 of the Criminal Code, in relation to this Act or that other Act or those regulations, as the case may be.
 (4) A reference to an inspector in a provision of this Act that confers a function or power or imposes a duty upon inspectors shall be read as including a reference to any special inspector in respect of whom that function, power or duty is specified in pursuance of subsection 13(4).
 (5) A reference in this Act to a member of the Australian Federal Police or to a member of a police force shall be read as including a reference to a special member of the Australian Federal Police.
 (6) Except in so far as the contrary intention appears, an expression that is used in this Act and in the Convention (whether or not a particular meaning is assigned to it by the Convention) has, in this Act, the same meaning as in the Convention.