Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2014C00368:section:3
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2014C00368
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 3
Character Range: 4739–7139

3  Interpretation
 (1) In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:
appoint includes re‑appoint.
assets means property of any description, other than rights referred to in sections 32 and 35.
Authority means the Australian Maritime Safety Authority established by this Act.
borrowing includes raising money or obtaining credit, whether by dealing in securities or otherwise, but does not include obtaining credit in a transaction forming part of the day‑to‑day operations of the Authority or a subsidiary of the Authority.
Chairperson means the Chairperson of the Authority.
charge means a charge referred to in section 46.
Chicago Convention means:
 (a) the Convention on International Civil Aviation done at Chicago on 7 December 1944, whose English text is set out in Schedule 1 to the Air Navigation Act 1920; and
 (b) the Protocols amending that Convention, being the Protocols referred to in subsection 3A(2) of that Act, whose English text is set out in Schedules to that Act; and
 (c) the Annexes to that Convention relating to international standards and recommended practices, being Annexes adopted in accordance with that Convention.
Deputy Chairperson means the Deputy Chairperson of the Authority.
domestic commercial vessel has the same meaning as in the Marine Safety (Domestic Commercial Vessel) National Law of the Commonwealth.
Note: For Marine Safety (Domestic Commercial Vessel) National Law of the Commonwealth, see paragraph 4(b) of the Marine Safety (Domestic Commercial Vessel) National Law Act 2012.
Finance Minister means the Minister administering the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013.
member means a member of the Authority and includes the Chairperson and Deputy Chairperson.
officer means a member of the staff of the Authority.
payable, in relation to a charge, means due and payable.
share means share in the share capital of a corporation, and includes stock.
the Safety Convention has the same meaning as Safety Convention has in the Navigation Act 2012.
 (2) A reference in this Act to services provided by the Authority is a reference to services provided as described in subsection 10(3).
 (3) The question whether a company is a subsidiary of the Authority is to be determined in the same way as the question whether a corporation is a subsidiary of another corporation is determined for the purposes of the Companies Act 1981.