Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2017C00123:section:8:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2017C00123
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 8 (pt 2/4)
Character Range: 15198–18047

officer means a person who:
 (a) holds, or performs the duties of, an appointment, office or position under a law of the Commonwealth; or
 (b) is otherwise in the service of the Commonwealth.
Commonwealth ship means a vessel that is owned by, or in the possession or control of, the Commonwealth or a Commonwealth authority.
contiguous zone has the same meaning as in the Convention.
continental shelf has the same meaning as in the Convention.
continuous exercise of powers has the meaning affected by section 11.
contravention, of a law, includes an offence against the law.
Convention means the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea done at Montego Bay on 10 December 1982.
Note: The text of the Convention is set out in Australian Treaty Series 1994 No. 31 ([1994] ATS 31). In 2013, the text of a Convention in the Australian Treaty Series was accessible through the Australian Treaties Library on the AustLII website (www.austlii.edu.au).
conveyance includes a vessel, aircraft or vehicle.
cooperating agency has the meaning given by subsection 116(4).
country, when used in a geographical sense, includes:
 (a) the territorial sea, and any archipelagic waters, of the country; and
 (b) any installation attached to the continental shelf, or the seabed within the exclusive economic zone, of the country; and
 (c) any safety zone around any such installation; and
 (d) the airspace above the country (including the airspace above the areas covered by paragraphs (a) to (c)).
destination:
 (a) in relation to a vessel or aircraft detained under subsection 69(1)—see subsections 69(2), (3) and (3A); or
 (b) in relation to a person detained under subsection 72(4)—see subsections 72(4), (4A) and (4B).
Note: See also section 75C.
detained aircraft has the meaning given by subsection 69(5).
detained vessel has the meaning given by subsection 69(4).
detention provision has the meaning given by subsection 73(2).
engage in conduct means:
 (a) do an act; or
 (b) omit to perform an act.
evidence and warrants authorisation has the meaning given by subsection 20(2).
evidential material means any thing that may afford evidence of a contravention of an Australian law, including such a thing in electronic form.
exclusive economic zone has the same meaning as in the Convention.
Foreign Affairs Minister means the Minister administering the Diplomatic Privileges and Immunities Act 1967.
foreign aircraft means an aircraft other than an Australian aircraft.
foreign installation means an installation controlled by a foreign country.
foreign vessel means a vessel other than an Australian vessel.
frisk search has the meaning given by subsection 61(5).
installation:
 (a) means:
 (i) an artificial island within the meaning of the Convention; or
 (ii) an installation within the meaning of the Convention; or
 (iii) a structure within the