Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2005A00104:clause:3a_2:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2005A00104
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 3A cl 2 (pt 1/3)
Character Range: 5516–8348

2  Definitions

 (1) In this Schedule, unless the contrary intention appears:

Aboriginal person means a person of the Aboriginal race of Australia.

advisory committee means an advisory committee established under section 51 of the Australian Communications Authority Act 1997.

Australia, when used in a geographical sense, includes all of the external Territories.

Note: Australia has a different meaning in this Schedule from the meaning it has elsewhere in this Act.

Australian waters means:
 (a) the waters of the territorial sea (within the meaning of the Seas and Submerged Lands Act 1973) of Australia; and
 (b) the waters of the exclusive economic zone of Australia; and
 (c) the sea above that part of the continental shelf of Australia that is beyond the limits of the exclusive economic zone.

Note: Australia, when used in this definition, includes all of the external territories.

cetacean has the same meaning as in the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.

coastal waters:
 (a) of a State, means that part of the sea that is included in the coastal waters of the State within the meaning of the Coastal Waters (State Powers) Act 1980; and
 (b) of the Northern Territory, means that part of the sea that is included in the coastal waters of the Territory within the meaning of the Coastal Waters (Northern Territory Powers) Act 1980.

Commonwealth marine area has the same meaning as in the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.

conduct means an act, an omission to perform an act or a state of affairs.

continental shelf has the same meaning as in the Seas and Submerged Lands Act 1973.

declared Ramsar wetland has the same meaning as in the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.

declared World Heritage property has the same meaning as in the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.

ecological character has the same meaning as in the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.

ecological community has the same meaning as in the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.

engage in conduct means to do an act or omit to do an act.

environment has the same meaning as in the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.

Environment Secretary means the Secretary of the Department administered by the Minister who is for the time being responsible for administering the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.

exclusive economic zone has the same meaning as in the Seas and Submerged Lands Act 1973.

installation, in relation to a submarine cable, includes:
 (a) the laying of the cable on or beneath the seabed; and
 (b) the attachment of the cable to any other cable or thing; and
 (c) any activity that is ancillary or