Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2016C00700:clause:1_4:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2016C00700
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 4 (pt 1/4)
Character Range: 14129–16941

4  Definitions
  In this Act:
accredited person means a rail transport operator who is accredited under this Act but does not include person whose accreditation under this Act—
 (a) has been surrendered or revoked or has otherwise ceased to have effect under this Act; or
 (b) is suspended under this Act;
Australian rail safety law means a rail safety law or a corresponding rail safety law;
Australian Rail Safety Regulator means the Rail Safety Regulator or a corresponding Rail Safety Regulator;
Chief Commissioner of Police has the same meaning as in the Police Regulation Act 1958 [local variations];
commercial benefits order means an order under section 144;
compliance code means a compliance code approved by the Minister under Division 3 of Part 8;
corresponding law means—
 (a) the law of another jurisdiction corresponding, or substantially corresponding, to this Act; or
 (b) a law of another jurisdiction that is declared under the regulations to be a corresponding law, whether or not the law corresponds, or substantially corresponds, to this Act;
corresponding rail safety law means a rail safety law as defined in a corresponding law;
corresponding Rail Safety Regulator means—
 (a) the Rail Safety Regulator within the meaning of a corresponding rail safety law (except in the case of a jurisdiction for which a person is prescribed under paragraph (b)); or
 (b) a person prescribed by the regulations as the corresponding Rail Safety Regulator for another jurisdiction for the purposes of this Act;
drug means—
 (a) a substance that is a drug for the purposes of this Act by virtue of a declaration under section 5; and
 (b) any other substance (other than alcohol) which, when consumed or used by a person, deprives that person (temporarily or permanently) of any of his or her normal mental or physical faculties;
embargo notice means a notice under section 90;
employee means a person employed under a contract of employment or contract of training;
employer means a person who employs one or more other persons under contracts of employment or contracts of training;
exercise includes perform;
function includes power, authority or duty;
Government Gazette [local variations];
guidelines means guidelines approved by the Minister under Division 3 of Part 8;
improvement notice means a notice under section 100;
infringement notice means a notice under Division 5 of Part 7;
jurisdiction means a State or Territory;
notifiable occurrence means an accident or incident associated with railway operations—
 (a) that has, or could have, caused:
 (i) significant property damage; or
 (ii) serious injury; or
 (iii) death; or
 (b) that is, or is of a class that is, prescribed by the regulations to be a notifiable occurrence or class of notifiable occurrence;
but does not include an accident