Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00640:section:3:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00640
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 3 (pt 1/4)
Character Range: 5911–8824

3  Interpretation
 (1) In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:
Agreement means the Agreement on an International Energy Program done at Paris on 18 November 1974, as in force from time to time.
Note: The Agreement is in Australian Treaty Series 1979 No. 7 ([1979] ATS 7) and could in 2017 be viewed in the Australian Treaties Library on the AustLII website (http://www.austlii.edu.au).
aircraft means any machine or craft that can derive support in the atmosphere from the reactions of the air or from buoyancy but does not include an air‑cushion vehicle.
Australia, when used in a geographical sense, includes the external Territories.
authority of the Commonwealth means:
 (a) a body corporate established for a purpose of the Commonwealth by or under a law of the Commonwealth or a law of a Territory; or
 (b) an incorporated company in which the Commonwealth, or a body corporate referred to in paragraph (a), has a controlling interest.
civil penalty provision means subsection 12(9), 13(9), 14(6) or (7), 14A(6) or (7), 17(8), 18(6), 19(5), 20(7), 21(9), 22(9), 23(9) or 24(9).
corporation means a body corporate that:
 (a) is a foreign corporation;
 (b) is a trading corporation; or
 (c) is incorporated in an internal Territory.
Court means the Federal Court of Australia.
emergency reserve commitment has the meaning given by Article 2 of the Agreement.
Energy Minister means:
 (a) in relation to a State—the Minister of the State who, under a law of that State, is responsible, or principally responsible, for the administration of emergency measures relating to any liquid fuel shortage that might affect that State; and
 (aa) in relation to the Australian Capital Territory—the person appointed as a Minister under section 41 of the Australian Capital Territory (Self‑Government) Act 1988 who, under a law of that Territory, is responsible, or principally responsible, for the administration of emergency measures relating to any liquid fuel shortage that might affect that Territory; and
 (b) in relation to the Northern Territory—the person holding Ministerial office under section 36 of the Northern Territory (Self‑Government) Act 1978 who, under a law of that Territory, is responsible, or principally responsible, for the administration of emergency measures relating to any liquid fuel shortage that might affect that Territory; and
 (c) in relation to the Jervis Bay Territory and an external Territory (other than an external Territory referred to in paragraph (d))—the Minister administering the Jervis Bay Territory Acceptance Act 1915; and
 (d) in relation to the Australian Antarctic Territory and the Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands—the Minister administering the Australian Antarctic Territory Acceptance Act 1933.
enter, in relation to a ship or an aircraft, includes board.
examine includes account, measure, weigh, grade or gauge.
foreign corporation means