Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00155:section:4:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00155
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 4 (pt 1/20)
Character Range: 23495–26211

4  Definitions
 (1) In this Act except where otherwise clearly intended:
Adjacent area means an adjacent area in respect of a State, of the Northern Territory or of the Territory of the Ashmore and Cartier Islands, as determined in accordance with section 5 of the Sea Installations Act.
Aircraft includes aeroplanes, seaplanes, airships, balloons or any other means of aerial locomotion.
aircraft identification powers has the same meaning as in the Maritime Powers Act 2013.
Airport means an airport appointed under section 15.
Airport owner includes the occupier of an airport.
Airport shop goods means:
 (a) goods declared by the regulations to be airport shop goods for the purposes of section 96B; or
 (b) goods included in a class of goods declared by the regulations to be a class of airport shop goods for the purposes of that section.
Answer questions means that the person on whom the obligation of answering questions is cast shall to the best of his or her knowledge, information, and belief truly answer all questions on the subject mentioned that an officer of Customs shall ask.
approved form means a form approved under section 4A.
approved statement means a statement approved under section 4A.
arrival means:
 (a) in relation to a ship—the securing of the ship in a port, or
 (b) in relation to an aircraft—the aircraft coming to a stop after landing.
assessed GST has the meaning given by the GST Act.
assessed luxury car tax has the meaning given by the Luxury Car Tax Act.
assessed wine tax has the meaning given by the Wine Tax Act.
Australia does not include the external Territories.
Australian aircraft means an aircraft that:
 (a) is an Australian aircraft as defined in the Civil Aviation Act 1988; or
 (b) is not registered under the law of a foreign country and is either wholly owned by, or solely operated by:
 (i) one or more residents of Australia; or
 (ii) one or more Australian nationals; or
 (iii) one or more residents of Australia and one or more Australian nationals.
For the purposes of this definition, Australian national and resident of Australia have the same meanings as in the Shipping Registration Act 1981.
Australian Border Force Commissioner has the same meaning as in the Australian Border Force Act 2015.
Australian offshore electricity installation means an offshore electricity installation that is deemed to be part of Australia because of the operation of section 5C.
Australian resources installation means a resources installation that is deemed to be part of Australia because of the operation of section 5C.
Australian seabed means so much of the seabed adjacent to Australia as is:
 (a) within the area comprising:
 (i) the areas described in Schedule 1