Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00856:section:3:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00856
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 3 (pt 1/5)
Character Range: 4260–6851

3  Interpretation
 (1) In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:
ACT enactment means an enactment as defined by section 3 of the Australian Capital Territory (Self‑Government) Act 1988.
Commonwealth authority means an authority or other body (whether incorporated or not) that is established or continued in existence by or under an Act.
decision to which this Act applies means a decision of an administrative character made, proposed to be made, or required to be made (whether in the exercise of a discretion or not and whether before or after the commencement of this definition):
 (a) under an enactment referred to in paragraph (a), (b), (c), (d) or (e) of the definition of enactment; or
 (b) by a Commonwealth authority or an officer of the Commonwealth under an enactment referred to in paragraph (ca), (cb) or (f) of the definition of enactment;
other than:
 (c) a decision by the Governor‑General; or
 (d) a decision included in any of the classes of decisions set out in Schedule 1.
Note: Regulations for the purposes of section 19 can declare that decisions that are covered by this definition are not subject to judicial review under this Act.
duty includes a duty imposed on a person in his or her capacity as an officer or employee of the Crown.
enactment means:
 (a) an Act, other than:
 (i) the Commonwealth Places (Application of Laws) Act 1970; or
 (ii) the Northern Territory (Self‑Government) Act 1978; or
 (iii) an Act or part of an Act that is not an enactment because of section 3A (certain legislation relating to the ACT); or
 (b) an Ordinance of a Territory other than the Australian Capital Territory or the Northern Territory; or
 (c) an instrument (including rules, regulations or by‑laws) made under such an Act or under such an Ordinance, other than any such instrument that is not an enactment because of section 3A; or
 (ca) an Act of a State, the Australian Capital Territory or the Northern Territory, or a part of such an Act, described in Schedule 3; or
 (cb) an instrument (including rules, regulations or by‑laws) made under an Act or part of an Act covered by paragraph (ca); or
 (d) any other law, or a part of a law, of the Northern Territory declared by the regulations, in accordance with section 19A, to be an enactment for the purposes of this Act; or
 (e) a law continued in force in Norfolk Island by section 16 or 16A of the Norfolk Island Act 1979 (including such a law as amended in accordance with section 17 of that Act); or
 (f) a law of a State or Territory applied in the Jervis Bay Territory or an external Territory;
and,