Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00538:section:5:p3
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00538
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 5 (pt 3/4)
Character Range: 12608–15578

governing authority, has a meaning affected by section 8.
make a decision includes:
 (a) make, suspend, revoke or refuse to make an order, award or determination; and
 (b) give, suspend, revoke or refuse to give a certificate, direction, approval, consent or permission; and
 (c) issue, suspend, revoke or refuse to issue a licence, authority or other instrument; and
 (d) impose a condition or restriction; and
 (e) make a declaration, demand or requirement; and
 (f) retain, or refuse to deliver up, an article; and
 (g) do or refuse to do anything else.
matter of national interest means:
 (a) a matter concerning:
 (i) Australia's relations with another country or Australia's international obligations; or
 (ii) national security; or
 (iii) national defence; or
 (iv) a national emergency; or
 (b) a prescribed matter relating to:
 (i) a telecommunications activity authorised by Division 2, 3 or 4 of Part 1 of Schedule 3 to the Telecommunications Act 1997; or
 (ii) the management of aviation airspace or airports, including aircraft emissions, aircraft noise and on‑ground airport management, but not including matters specified in subregulation 1.04(2) of the Airports (Environment Protection) Regulations; or
 (c) any other matter agreed between the Commonwealth, the States and the Territories.
modification, in relation to a provision of an applied State law referred to in subsection 12(4) or a provision of a law of a State or Territory referred to in subsection 17(3) or 21(8) or (9), includes a modification that involves:
 (a) the omission of part of the provision; or
 (b) the addition of a provision; or
 (c) the omission of the provision or part of the provision and the substitution of a different provision.
national environment protection goal means a goal that:
 (a) relates to desired environmental outcomes; and
 (b) guides the formulation of strategies for the management of human activities that may affect the environment.
national environment protection guideline means a guideline that gives guidance on possible means for achieving desired environmental outcomes.
national environment protection protocol means a protocol that relates to the process to be followed in measuring environmental characteristics to determine:
 (a) whether a particular standard or goal is being met or achieved; or
 (b) the extent of the difference between the measured characteristic of the environment and a particular standard or a particular goal.
national environment protection standard means a standard that consists of quantifiable characteristics of the environment against which environmental quality can be assessed.
NEPM means a national environment protection measure in force under subsection 14(1) of the National Environment Protection Council Act 1994.
premises includes any place (whether enclosed or built on or not) including a place situated under ground or under water, and, in particular, includes:
 (a) a building, aircraft, vehicle or