Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00562:section:4:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00562
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 4 (pt 1/5)
Character Range: 8387–11262

4  Interpretation
 (1) In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:
Agency means the International Atomic Energy Agency established by the Agency Statute.
Agency Agreement means the Agreement between Australia and the International Atomic Energy Agency for the Application of Safeguards in connection with the Treaty on the Non‑Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, being the Agreement which was signed on behalf of Australia on 10 July 1974, a copy of which is set out in Schedule 3, and:
 (a) subject to subsection (3), includes that Agreement as amended from time to time; and
 (b) subject to section 4A, includes that Agreement as modified from time to time by the Supplementary Agency Agreements.
Agency inspector means a person declared, pursuant to subsection 57(2), to be an Agency inspector for the purposes of this Act.
Agency Statute means the Statute of the International Atomic Energy Agency, being the Statute which was signed on behalf of Australia on 14 December 1956 and, subject to subsection (3), includes that Statute as amended from time to time.
amendment, in relation to a document, means an amendment of the text of the document.
appoint includes re‑appoint.
approved form means a form approved by the Minister.
article includes document, substance or equipment.
associated equipment means equipment or plant that:
 (a) is specially designed, manufactured or built for use, or is specially suited (whether with or without modification or adaptation) for use, in:
 (i) nuclear activities; or
 (ii) the production of nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices; and
 (b) is included in a class of equipment or plant that is declared by the Minister, in writing, to be associated equipment for the purposes of this definition;
and includes a component or part of such equipment or plant.
associated item means:
 (a) associated material;
 (b) associated equipment; or
 (c) associated technology.
associated material means any material (other than nuclear material, associated equipment or associated technology) that:
 (a) is of a kind specially suited for use in nuclear activities, the construction of a nuclear reactor or the production of nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices; and
 (b) is included in a class of material that is declared by the Minister, in writing, to be associated material for the purposes of this definition.
associated technology means any document that contains information (other than information that is lawfully available, whether within Australia or outside Australia and whether for a price or free of charge, to the public or a section of the public):
 (a) that is applicable primarily to the design, production, operation, testing or use of:
 (i) equipment or plant for:
 (A) the enrichment of nuclear material;
 (B) the reprocessing of irradiated nuclear material; or
 (C) the production of heavy