Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00626:section:3:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00626
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 3 (pt 1/3)
Character Range: 3499–6468

3  Definitions
 (1) In this Act:
ABC means the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
ACCC means the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.
access seeker has the same meaning as in Part XIC of the Competition and Consumer Act.
ancillary service means a service that is ancillary to a national broadcasting service and is carried by means of an analog main carrier signal that is used for the transmission of the national broadcasting service.
Archives Act means the Archives Act 1983.
asset means:
 (a) any legal or equitable estate or interest in real or personal property, including a contingent or prospective one; and
 (b) any right, privilege or immunity, including a contingent or prospective one.
broadcasting service has the same meaning as in the Broadcasting Services Act.
Broadcasting Services Act means the Broadcasting Services Act 1992.
carrier licence has the same meaning as in the Telecommunications Act.
commercial broadcasting licensee means:
 (a) the holder of a commercial television broadcasting licence (within the meaning of the Broadcasting Services Act); or
 (b) the holder of a commercial radio broadcasting licence (within the meaning of the Broadcasting Services Act).
Commonwealth asset means an asset of the Commonwealth.
Commonwealth liability means a liability of the Commonwealth.
community broadcasting licensee means the holder of a community broadcasting licence (within the meaning of the Broadcasting Services Act).
community broadcasting service has the same meaning as in the Broadcasting Services Act.
company means a body corporate.
Competition and Consumer Act means the Competition and Consumer Act 2010.
declared remote area means an area specified by the Minister under subsection (2) for the purposes of this definition.
declared successor means a person declared under section 22 to be a declared successor.
emergency service organisation means:
 (a) any of the following organisations (including those consisting wholly or partly of volunteers):
 (i) a police force or service;
 (ii) a fire service;
 (iii) an ambulance service;
 (iv) a coast guard service, rescue service or emergency service; or
 (b) any other organisation specified by the Minister under subsection (2) for the purposes of this paragraph.
exempt re‑transmission means a re‑transmission covered by section 212 of the Broadcasting Services Act.
government body means:
 (a) a State or Territory; or
 (b) an authority of a State or Territory; or
 (c) a local government body of a State or Territory.
instrument includes a document.
land registration official, in relation to land, means the Registrar of Titles or other proper officer of the State or Territory in which the land is situated.
liability means a liability, duty or obligation, including a contingent or prospective one.
national broadcasting service has the same meaning as in the Broadcasting Services Act.
NBS transmitter licence means a transmitter licence (within the meaning of