Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00453:section:3:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00453
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 3 (pt 1/2)
Character Range: 6923–9775

3  Definitions
  In this Act:
accredited assessor means a person who is accredited as an assessor under Division 1 of Part 3, but does not include a person whose accreditation has been suspended or revoked.
auditing authority means:
 (a) the Secretary; or
 (b) a person or body appointed by the Secretary under section 33.
auditor means a person appointed as an auditor under section 34.
Australia's greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets means:
 (a) if:
 (i) Australia's current nationally determined contribution was communicated in accordance with Article 4 of the Paris Agreement in June 2022; and
 (ii) that nationally determined contribution has not been adjusted in accordance with paragraph 11 of Article 4 of the Paris Agreement;
  the greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets set out in paragraphs 10(1)(a) and (b) of the Climate Change Act 2022; or
 (b) in any other case—the greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets included in:
 (i) Australia's current nationally determined contribution communicated in accordance with Article 4 of the Paris Agreement; or
 (ii) if that nationally determined contribution has been adjusted in accordance with paragraph 11 of Article 4 of the Paris Agreement—that nationally determined contribution, as adjusted and in force from time to time.
building energy efficiency certificate means a certificate issued under section 13A.
civil penalty provision has the same meaning as in the Regulatory Powers Act.
constitutional corporation means a corporation to which paragraph 51(xx) of the Constitution applies.
Court means:
 (a) the Federal Court of Australia; or
 (b) the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2).
current: a building energy efficiency certificate is current for the period set out in the certificate under paragraph 13A(2)(d).
current energy efficiency rating means an energy efficiency rating set out in a current building energy efficiency certificate.
disclosure affected area of a building means an area of a building, other than an exempt area, that is:
 (a) used or capable of being used as an office; and
 (b) of a kind determined by the Minister under subsection 10(2) to be disclosure affected.
disclosure affected building means a building, other than an exempt building, that is:
 (a) used or capable of being used as an office; and
 (b) of a kind determined by the Minister under subsection 10(1) to be disclosure affected.
energy efficiency disclosure obligation means an obligation under section 11, subsection 12(6) or section 15.
entity has the same meaning as in the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997.
exempt area, of a building, means an area exempted under section 17 or 17A.
exempt building means a building exempted under section 17 or 17A.
inviting an offer to lease, in relation to a building or an area of a building, has a meaning affected by