Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00566:section:3:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00566
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 3 (pt 1/3)
Character Range: 9505–12319

3  Definitions
  In this Act:
aircraft means any machine or craft used in air navigation, however propelled or moved.
ATSB means the Australian Transport Safety Bureau established under section 12 of the Transport Safety Investigation Act 2003.
Australia, when used in a geographical sense, includes the external Territories.
Australian aircraft means:
 (a) an aircraft registered in Australia; or
 (b) an aircraft owned by the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory.
Australian permanent resident has the same meaning as in Part 5 of the Migration Act 1958.
Australian ship means:
 (a) a ship registered in Australia under the Shipping Registration Act 1981; or
 (b) an unregistered ship that has Australian nationality under section 29 of that Act; or
 (c) a ship owned by the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory.
Australian waters means:
 (a) the territorial sea of Australia; and
 (b) the waters of the sea on the landward side of the territorial sea of Australia; and
 (c) the territorial sea of each external Territory; and
 (d) the waters of the sea on the landward side of the territorial sea of each external Territory; and
 (e) inland waters prescribed in regulations.
Commonwealth agency means:
 (a) the Commonwealth; or
 (b) an authority of the Commonwealth; or
 (c) a corporation in which the Commonwealth, or an authority of the Commonwealth, has a controlling interest;
and includes the Australian Defence Force.
Commonwealth place means a place referred to in paragraph 52(i) of the Constitution.
constitutional corporation means:
 (a) a corporation to which paragraph 51(xx) of the Constitution applies; or
 (b) a body corporate that is incorporated in a Territory.
controller means:
 (a) in relation to premises other than a security regulated offshore facility—the person apparently in control of the premises; and
 (b) in relation to a security regulated offshore facility—the offshore facility operator; and
 (c) in relation to a transport vehicle other than a security regulated ship—the person apparently in control of the vehicle; and
 (d) in relation to a security regulated ship—the ship operator or master of the ship.
coronial inquiry means a coronial inquiry, coronial investigation or coronial inquest under a law of the Commonwealth, or of a State or Territory.
CVR information has the same meaning as in Part IIIB of the Civil Aviation Act 1988.
Note: CVR is short for cockpit voice recording.
defence aspect of a matter has the meaning given by section 21.
Defence Minister means the Minister administering section 1 of the Defence Act 1903.
eligible Judge has the meaning given by section 78.
final report means a final report given to the Minister under section 59.
government agency means:
 (a) a Commonwealth agency; or
 (b) a State or Territory; or
 (c) an authority of a State