Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2017C00098:section:5:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2017C00098
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 5 (pt 1/2)
Character Range: 3682–6574

5  Interpretation
  In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:
assessor means a person appointed under section 26.
authority of the Commonwealth means:
 (a) a body corporate, or an unincorporated body, established for a public purpose by, or in accordance with the provisions of, an enactment;
 (b) a body established by the Governor‑General or a Minister otherwise than in accordance with an enactment; or
 (c) an incorporated company over which the Commonwealth is in a position to exercise control;
but does not include an inter‑governmental body or a body established by or under an enactment within the meaning of section 3 of the Australian Capital Territory (Self‑Government) Act 1988.
authority of the Commonwealth to which this Act applies means an authority of the Commonwealth that, under section 6A, is an authority of the Commonwealth to which this Act applies.
building includes part of a building.
Chair means the Chair of the Committee.
commence, in relation to a public work, includes enter into a contract for the carrying out of the whole or a part of the work, and commencement has a corresponding meaning.
court of summary jurisdiction includes a court of a Territory sitting as a court for the making of summary orders or the summary punishment of offences under the law of the Territory.
enactment means:
 (a) an Act;
 (b) an Ordinance of the Australian Capital Territory; or
 (c) an instrument (including rules, regulations or by‑laws) made under an Act or under such an Ordinance.
engineering work includes part of an engineering work.
inter‑governmental body means a body corporate or an unincorporated body established by, or in accordance with the provisions of, an agreement between the Commonwealth and a State or States or between the Commonwealth and the Government of another country or the Governments of other countries.
member means a member of the Committee.
movable property includes aircraft, satellites, ships and vehicles.
Parliamentary zone has the same meaning as in the Parliament Act 1974.
public work has the meaning given by section 5AA.
State includes the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory.
structure includes part of a structure.
the Committee means the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works for the time being constituted in accordance with this Act.
work means an architectural or engineering work, and includes:
 (a) the construction, alteration, repair, refurbishment or fitting out of buildings and other structures;
 (b) the installation, alteration or repair of plant and equipment designed to be used in, or in relation to, the provision of services for buildings and other structures;
 (c) the undertaking, construction, alteration or repair of landscaping and earthworks (whether or not in relation to buildings and other structures);
 (d) the demolition, destruction, dismantling or removal