Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00131:section:3:p6
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00131
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 3 (pt 6/7)
Character Range: 29236–31897

purposes of this definition.
zone means a zone created by a zoning plan (whether designated in the plan as a zone, area or some other designation).
zoning plan means a zoning plan prepared in accordance with Division 2 of Part V.
 (1A) In this Act, the following terms have the same meaning as in the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999:
approved conservation advice
Australian aircraft
Australian IUCN reserve management principles
Australian vessel
biodiversity
bioregional plan
cetacean
critical habitat
ecological community
ecosystem
environment
heritage value
IUCN category
key threatening process
listed marine species
listed migratory species
listed threatened ecological community
listed threatened species
recovery plan
species
threat abatement plan
wildlife conservation plan
World Heritage Convention
world heritage values
 (2) In this Act, a reference to the sea‑bed includes a reference to the surface of any coral formation, and a reference to the sub‑soil includes a reference to the coral beneath the surface of any such formation.
 (4) A reference in this Act (other than in this subsection) to an offence against a provision of this Act includes a reference to an offence against:
 (a) section 6 of the Crimes Act 1914; or
 (b) section 11.1, 11.4 or 11.5 of the Criminal Code;
that relates to an offence against a provision of this Act.
 (5) Subject to subsection (6), a vessel navigates without a pilot if it does not have a pilot on board navigating it.
 (6) If:
 (a) apart from this subsection, a vessel navigates without a pilot; and
 (b) the vessel is being towed by another vessel that is navigating with a pilot;
the vessel under tow is to be treated as if it were navigating with a pilot.
 (7) Subject to subsection (8), the overall length of a vessel is 110% of the length as shown on the vessel's load‑line certification.
 (8) If the overall length of a vessel cannot be worked out under subsection (7), the length is taken to be the distance between:
 (a) a vertical line passing through a point that is the foremost part of the stem; and
 (b) a vertical line passing through a point that is the aftermost part of the stern.
 (9) Subject to subsection (10), owner, in relation to a vessel, means the person or each of the persons who are registered as owner of the vessel on the registration certificate granted:
 (a) by the Registrar of Ships under section 19 of the Shipping Registration Act 1981; or
 (aa) under a law of a State or Territory; or
 (b) by a foreign registrar of ships.
 (10) If the owner of a vessel does not operate the vessel, a reference in this Act to the owner of the vessel includes