Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00176:section:31:p3
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00176
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 31 (pt 3/3)
Character Range: 49256–51006

area declaration means a declaration in force under section 51.
State includes the internal waters of the State.
State protection order means a call out order made under section 35 or 36.
substantive criminal law means law (including unwritten law):
 (a) creating offences or imposing criminal liability for offences; or
 (b) dealing with capacity to incur criminal liability; or
 (c) providing a defence or providing for the reduction of the degree of criminal liability; or
 (d) providing for the confiscation of property used in, or derived from, the commission of an offence; or
 (e) dealing with other subjects declared by the regulations to be within the ambit of the substantive criminal law of the Jervis Bay Territory; or
 (f) providing for the interpretation of laws of the kinds mentioned above.
thing includes any means of transport.
thing that may be seized, in relation to a call out order, means a thing that:
 (a) is likely to pose a threat to any person's life, health or safety, or to public health or public safety; or
 (b) is likely to cause serious damage to property; or
 (c) is connected with the domestic violence or threat specified in the call out order, and that it is necessary, as a matter of urgency, to seize.
utilised under a call out order: the Defence Force, or a member of the Defence Force, is utilised under a call out order if the Defence Force or member is utilised under section 39.
vessel means:
 (a) a ship, boat, raft, pontoon or submersible craft; or
 (b) any other thing capable of carrying persons or goods through or on water;
(whether or not crewed) and includes a hovercraft and other non‑displacement craft.

Division 2—Calling out the Defence Force

Subdivision A—Simplified outline of this Division