Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00556:section:3:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00556
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 3 (pt 1/6)
Character Range: 13996–16760

3  Interpretation
  In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:
83 bis agreement means an agreement entered into under Article 83 bis of the Chicago Convention.
AA means Airservices Australia established by the Air Services Act 1995.
aerodrome means an area of land or water (including any buildings, installations and equipment), the use of which as an aerodrome is authorised under the regulations, being such an area intended for use wholly or partly for the arrival, departure or movement of aircraft.
aeronautical product means any part or material that is, or is intended by its manufacturer to be, a part of or used in an aircraft, unless excluded by the regulations.
aircraft means any machine or craft that can derive support in the atmosphere from the reactions of the air, other than the reactions of the air against the earth's surface.
air route means the navigable airspace between two points and the terrain beneath such airspace identified, to the extent necessary, for application of flight rules.
air route and airway facilities means facilities provided to permit safe navigation of aircraft within the airspace of air routes and airways, including:
 (a) visual and non‑visual aids along the air routes and airways;
 (b) visual and non‑visual aids to approach and landing at aerodromes;
 (c) communications services;
 (d) meteorological observations;
 (e) air traffic control services and facilities; and
 (f) flight service services and facilities.
airway means a designated path in an air route identified by an area of specified width on the surface of the earth.
ANZA is short for Australia New Zealand Aviation.
ANZA activities in Australian territory, in relation to a New Zealand AOC with ANZA privileges, means the operations in, or flights into or out of, Australian territory that are authorised by the AOC, to the extent that it is expressed to be issued under section 11G of the Civil Aviation Act 1990 of New Zealand.
ANZA activities in New Zealand, in relation to an Australian AOC with ANZA privileges, means the operations in, or flights into or out of, New Zealand that are authorised by the AOC, to the extent that it is expressed to be issued for the purposes of the ANZA mutual recognition agreements.
ANZA mutual recognition agreements means the agreement or arrangement, or agreements or arrangements, as amended and in force from time to time, identified in regulations made for the purposes of this definition.
AOC means an Air Operator's Certificate issued under Division 2 of Part III.
Note: In some provisions AOC is used in the context of a New Zealand AOC with ANZA privileges (which is a document granted under the Civil Aviation Act 1990 of New Zealand).
Australian aircraft means:
 (a) aircraft registered