Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2018C00226:section:4:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2018C00226
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 4 (pt 1/3)
Character Range: 10135–12851

4  Definitions
 (1) In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:
appropriate auditor means:
 (a) in relation to a person or body whose accounts are required by law to be audited by the Auditor‑General of a State—the Auditor‑General of the State; or
 (b) in relation to a person or body whose accounts are required by law to be audited by the Auditor‑General of the Commonwealth—the Auditor‑General of the Commonwealth; or
 (c) in relation to any other person or body—a person (other than a director, officer or employee of the person or body) who is:
 (i) registered as a company auditor or a public accountant under a law in force in a State; or
 (ii) a member of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand or of the Australian Society of Accountants.
approved funding recipient means the eligible funding recipient identified in the project approval instrument in relation to the following projects:
 (a) a Black Spot Project;
 (b) an Investment Project;
 (c) a Transport Development and Innovation Project.
approved purposes, in relation to the following projects, means the purposes forming part of the project, other than any purposes that are excluded by the project approval instrument from being purposes on which funding may be expended:
 (a) a Black Spot Project;
 (b) an Investment Project;
 (c) a Transport Development and Innovation Project.
authority of a State means a body:
 (a) that is established by a State or by a law of a State; or
 (b) in which a State has a controlling interest;
but does not include a local government authority.
Black Spot Project has the meaning given by section 69.
construction:
 (a) when used in relation to a railway or road, has a meaning affected by subsection (2); and
 (b) when used in relation to an inter‑modal transfer facility, has a meaning affected by subsection (3).
eligible funding recipient means:
 (a) a State; or
 (b) an authority of a State; or
 (c) a local government authority; or
 (d) any other body corporate;
and, when used in Parts 4 and 5,includes a partnership.
Note: Section 92A sets out how this Act applies to partnerships.
funding agreement:
 (a) when used in Part 3, 4 or 7—means a written agreement between the Commonwealth and an eligible funding recipient relating to the provision of Commonwealth funding under that Part for a particular project; and
 (b) when used in Part 5—means a written agreement between the Commonwealth and a land transport research entity (within the meaning of that Part) for the provision of Commonwealth funding for the entity under that Part.
inter‑modal transfer facility means a facility for the transfer of cargo or passengers from one mode of transport to another. At least one of the modes