Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00547:section:4:p3
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00547
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 4 (pt 3/5)
Character Range: 9075–11778

1973.
inspector means a person appointed under section 60 to be an inspector for the purposes of this Act.
installed in an adjacent area, in relation to a sea installation, has the meaning given by section 6.
issue, in relation to a licence, includes grant and give.
law of the Commonwealth does not include a law of a State or Territory applying in relation to sea installations by virtue of section 46, 47 or 48.
licence includes a permit, an authority and permission.
licensed fishing boat means a floating craft of any description in respect of which a licence under a law of the Commonwealth or of a State or Territory with respect to fisheries is in force authorising its use for the taking of fish, crustaceans or molluscs.
mariculture platform means a fixed or movable floating installation that is placed in the sea to enclose a population of fish, crustaceans or molluscs so that they are able to be reared and harvested.
matter includes act, omission, circumstance and thing.
national of a foreign country means:
 (a) a citizen of the country; or
 (b) a corporation incorporated in the country.
natural mineral resources means the minerals (including petroleum) and other non‑living resources of the seabed and its subsoil.
operating agreement, in relation to a sea installation, means an agreement between the owner of the installation and another person under which the other person, or the owner and the other person, may determine the activities for which the installation is used.
operator, in relation to a sea installation, means a person who is not the owner of the installation and who has entered into an operating agreement with the owner of the installation.
petroleum has the same meaning as in the Petroleum Act.
Petroleum Act means the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006.
resources industry fixed structure has the meaning given by subsection (2).
resources industry mobile unit has the meaning given by subsection (3).
scientific activity means an activity relating to scientific research.
sea installation means:
 (a) any man‑made structure that, when in, or brought into, physical contact with the seabed or when floating, can be used for an environment related activity; or
 (b) any partly constructed structure that, when completed, is intended to be, or could be, a structure referred to in paragraph (a); or
 (c) the remains of a structure that has been a structure referred to in paragraph (a) or (b);
but does not include:
 (d) a cargo ship; or
 (e) an excluded dumping vessel; or
 (f) an excluded fishing installation; or
 (g) an excluded pearling vessel; or
 (h) excluded wreckage; or
 (j) a navigational aid placed in the sea or on the seabed in