Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00997:reg:6:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00997
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 6 (pt 1/5)
Character Range: 9474–12266

6  Definitions
Note: The term Territory is defined in the Jervis Bay Territory Acceptance Act 1915 to mean the Jervis Bay Territory.
  In this Ordinance:
ACT Road Transport (Alcohol and Drugs) legislation: see subsection 64(2).
Ambulance Service of NSW has the same meaning as in the Health Services Act 1997 (NSW), as in force on the commencement day.
appropriate lifejacket: see section 7.
appropriate power rating: see subsection 21(2).
boat driving licence, for a vessel, means a boat driving licence (however described) that:
 (a) has been granted under a law of a State or Territory; and
 (b) entitles the holder to operate the vessel in that State or Territory.
channel means an area of Territory waters that, whether or not indicated by navigation marks, provides a passage for vessels.
commencement day means the day this Ordinance commences.
commercial purpose means a purpose for which a vessel is used that results in the vessel being a domestic commercial vessel.
court means a court, including the Supreme Court, of the Australian Capital Territory.
crew of a vessel means the persons (including the master of the vessel) whose duty it is to navigate or work the vessel or to carry out other operations on the vessel.
dangerous to the public includes anything that causes, or is likely to cause, injury to a person or damage to property.
designated person: see subsection 48(6).
Director of National Parks means the Director of National Parks referred to in section 514A of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.
domestic commercial vessel has the same meaning as in the Marine Safety (Domestic Commercial Vessel) National Law.
drug has the same meaning as in the ACT Road Transport (Alcohol and Drugs) legislation.
emergency patrol duty means an urgent patrol or duty:
 (a) arising from an accident, hazard or other emergency; or
 (b) authorised by a police officer.
emergency patrol signal means an all‑round flashing blue light, or flashing blue and red lights.
EPBC Regulations means the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Regulations 2000.
exercise a function includes perform a duty.
fairway means that part of an area of Territory waters that is usually used by vessels for navigation through the area.
foreign vessel has the same meaning as in the Navigation Act 2012.
function includes a power, authority or duty.
high range prescribed concentration of alcohol: see section 54.
hire and drive vessel has the same meaning as in the Marine Safety (Domestic Commercial Vessel) National Law.
Indigenous person means a person who is:
 (a) a member of the Aboriginal race of Australia; or
 (b) a descendant of an Indigenous inhabitant of the Torres Strait Islands.
JBT Rural Fire Service means the Jervis Bay Territory Rural Fire