Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00859:section:4:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00859
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 4 (pt 2/18)
Character Range: 33260–35901

instrumentality, means a person:
 (a) who in, or in relation to, the instrumentality:
 (i) is an SES employee or acting SES employee; or
 (ii) holds an office or position that is at a level equivalent to that of an SES employee; or
 (b) who is authorised in writing by the principal officer of the instrumentality to provide information under Commonwealth information orders.
arbitration has the meaning given by section 10L.
arbitrator has the meaning given by section 10M.
arresting person means the person who arrests the alleged offender.
artificial conception procedure includes:
 (a) artificial insemination; and
 (b) the implantation of an embryo in the body of a woman.
audio link means facilities (for example, telephone facilities) that enable audio communication between persons in different places.
Australia includes Norfolk Island.
Australian court means a federal court or a court of a State or Territory.
bankrupt: see subsection (6).
bankruptcy trustee, in relation to a bankrupt, means the trustee of the bankrupt's estate.
birth includes stillbirth.
breakdown:
 (a) in relation to a marriage, does not include a breakdown of the marriage by reason of death; and
 (b) in relation to a de facto relationship, does not include a breakdown of the relationship by reason of death.
captain, in relation to an aircraft or vessel, means the person in charge or command of the aircraft or vessel.
Chief Executive Officer means the Chief Executive Officer and Principal Registrar of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 1).
child:
 (a) in Part VII, includes an adopted child and a stillborn child; and
 (b) in Subdivision E of Division 6 of that Part, means a person who is under 18 (including a person who is an adopted child).
child: Subdivision D of Division 1 of Part VII affects the situations in which a child is a child of a person or is a child of a marriage or other relationship.
Note: In determining if a child is the child of a person within the meaning of this Act, it is to be assumed that Part VII extends to all States and Territories.
childbirth maintenance period, in relation to the birth of a child, means the period that begins on the day mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) and ends 3 months after the child's birth:
 (a) if the mother:
 (i) works in paid employment; and
 (ii) is advised by a medical practitioner to stop working for medical reasons related to her pregnancy; and
 (iii) stops working after being so advised and more than 2 months before the child is due to be born;
  the period begins on the day on which she stops working; or
 (b) in any other case—the period begins on