Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00055:section:6:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00055
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 6 (pt 1/17)
Character Range: 28817–31525

6  Interpretation
 (1) In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:
ACC means the Australian Crime Commission.
access seeker has the meaning given by subsection 6L(1).
ACT enactment has the same meaning as enactment has in the Australian Capital Territory (Self‑Government) Act 1988.
advice related functions has the meaning given by subsection 28B(1).
affected information recipient means:
 (a) a mortgage insurer; or
 (b) a trade insurer; or
 (c) a body corporate referred to in paragraph 21G(3)(b); or
 (d) a person referred to in paragraph 21G(3)(c); or
 (e) an entity or adviser referred to in paragraph 21N(2)(a).
agency means:
 (a) a Minister; or
 (b) a Department; or
 (c) a body (whether incorporated or not), or a tribunal, established or appointed for a public purpose by or under a Commonwealth law, not being:
 (i) an incorporated company, society or association; or
 (ii) an organisation that is registered under the Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009 or a branch of such an organisation; or
 (ca) a body (whether incorporated or not), or a tribunal, established for a public purpose by or under a law (other than a law providing for the incorporation of companies, societies or associations) of a State or Territory as in force in an external Territory, other than a body exempted by the Minister under subsection (5A); or
 (d) a body established or appointed by the Governor‑General, or by a Minister, otherwise than by or under a Commonwealth law; or
 (e) a person holding or performing the duties of an office established by or under, or an appointment made under, a Commonwealth law, other than a person who, by virtue of holding that office, is the Secretary of a Department; or
 (ea) a person holding or performing the duties of an office established by or under, or an appointment made under, a law of a State or Territory as in force in an external Territory, other than an office or appointment exempted by the Minister under subsection (5A); or
 (f) a person holding or performing the duties of an appointment, being an appointment made by the Governor‑General, or by a Minister, otherwise than under a Commonwealth law; or
 (g) a federal court; or
 (h) the Australian Federal Police; or
 (ha) a court of Norfolk Island; or
 (k) an eligible hearing service provider; or
 (l) the service operator under the Healthcare Identifiers Act 2010.
alternative complaint body has the meaning given by subsection 50(1).
amount of credit has the meaning given by subsection 6M(2).
annual turnover of a business has the meaning given by section 6DA.
APP code has the meaning given by section 26C.
APP code developer means:
 (a) an APP entity; or
 (b) a group of APP entities; or