Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00548:section:7:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00548
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 7 (pt 1/3)
Character Range: 9086–11847

7  Definitions
  In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:
acquisition of property has the same meaning as in paragraph 51(xxxi) of the Constitution.
affected person has the meaning given by subsections 69(2), (3) and (4).
agency:
 (a) in relation to the Commonwealth, includes the following:
 (i) a non‑corporate Commonwealth entity (within the meaning of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013);
 (ii) a body corporate established for a public purpose under a law of the Commonwealth; and
 (b) in relation to a State or a Territory, includes the following:
 (i) a Department of State (however described) of the State or Territory;
 (ii) a body corporate established for a public purpose under a law of the State or Territory.
applicable WELS standard has the meaning given by section 32.
civil penalty order has the meaning given by subsection 44A(4).
civil penalty provision: a provision of this Act is a civil penalty provision if:
 (a) either:
 (i) the provision sets out at its foot a pecuniary penalty, or penalties, indicated by the words "Civil penalty"; or
 (ii) another provision of this Act provides that the provision is a civil penalty provision; and
 (b) the provision is of one of the following kinds:
 (i) a subsection, or a section that is not divided into subsections;
 (ii) a subregulation, or a regulation that is not divided into subregulations.
Commonwealth Department means the Department of State of the Commonwealth that deals with the matters to which this Act relates.
Commonwealth Minister means the Minister appointed to administer the Department of State of the Commonwealth that deals with the matters to which this Act relates.
Commonwealth Secretary means the Secretary of the Department of State of the Commonwealth that deals with the matters to which this Act relates.
corresponding State‑Territory law has the meaning given by section 12.
damage, in relation to data, includes damage by erasure of data or addition of other data.
evidential burden, in relation to a matter, means the burden of adducing or pointing to evidence that suggests a reasonable possibility that the matter exists or does not exist.
evidential material means:
 (a) in respect of an offence against this Act:
 (i) any thing with respect to which the offence has been committed or is suspected, on reasonable grounds, to have been committed; or
 (ii) any thing as to which there are reasonable grounds for suspecting that it will afford evidence as to the commission of the offence; or
 (iii) any thing as to which there are reasonable grounds for suspecting that it is intended to be used for the purpose of committing the offence; and
 (b) in respect of a contravention of a civil penalty provision:
 (i) any thing