Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00855:section:3:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00855
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 3 (pt 1/5)
Character Range: 6304–9193

3  Interpretation
 (1) In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:
Archives means the National Archives of Australia mentioned in subsection 5(1).
ASIO affiliate has the same meaning as in the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979.
ASIO employee has the same meaning as in the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979.
authority of the Commonwealth means:
 (a) an authority, body, tribunal or organization, whether incorporated or unincorporated, established for a public purpose:
 (i) by, or in accordance with the provisions of, an Act, regulations made under an Act or a law of a Territory other than the Northern Territory;
 (ii) by the Governor‑General; or
 (iii) by, or with the approval of, a Minister;
 (b) the holder of a prescribed office under the Commonwealth; or
 (c) a Commonwealth‑controlled company or a Commonwealth‑controlled association;
but does not include:
 (d) a court;
 (e) the Australian Capital Territory;
 (f) a body established by or under an enactment within the meaning of the Australian Capital Territory (Self‑Government) Act 1988;
 (g) the Northern Territory; or
 (h) the Administration of an external Territory.
Cabinet notebook means a notebook or other like record that contains notes of discussions or deliberations taking place in a meeting of the Cabinet or of a committee of the Cabinet, being notes made in the course of those discussions or deliberations by, or under the authority of, the Secretary to the Cabinet.
care: a record is in the care of the Archives if:
 (a) the record is in the custody of the Archives; or
 (b) the record is in the custody of a person in accordance with arrangements referred to in section 64.
Census day has the meaning given by section 22B.
Census information means information transferred to the custody of the Archives under section 8A of the Census and Statistics Act 1905.
Chair means the Chair of the Council.
Commission of inquiry means:
 (a) the Commission of inquiry within the meaning of the Quarantine Act 1908 (as in force immediately before its repeal); or
 (b) a Commission of inquiry within the meaning of the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006.
Commonwealth‑controlled association means an association over which the Commonwealth is in a position to exercise control, but does not include an association that is declared by the regulations not to be a Commonwealth‑controlled association.
Commonwealth‑controlled company means an incorporated company over which the Commonwealth is in a position to exercise control, but does not include a company that is declared by the regulations not to be a Commonwealth‑controlled company.
Commonwealth institution means:
 (a) the official establishment of the Governor‑General;
 (b) the Executive Council;
 (c) the Senate;
 (d) the House of Representatives;
 (e) a Department;
 (f) a Federal court or