Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00033:section:4:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00033
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 4 (pt 1/3)
Character Range: 6568–9530

4  Definitions
  In this Act:
Australian police force means:
 (a) the Australian Federal Police; or
 (b) a police force or police service of a State or Territory.
Australia's greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets means:
 (a) if:
 (i) Australia's current nationally determined contribution was communicated in accordance with Article 4 of the Paris Agreement in June 2022; and
 (ii) that nationally determined contribution has not been adjusted in accordance with paragraph 11 of Article 4 of the Paris Agreement;
  the greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets set out in paragraphs 10(1)(a) and (b) of the Climate Change Act 2022; or
 (b) in any other case—the greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets included in:
 (i) Australia's current nationally determined contribution communicated in accordance with Article 4 of the Paris Agreement; or
 (ii) if that nationally determined contribution has been adjusted in accordance with paragraph 11 of Article 4 of the Paris Agreement—that nationally determined contribution, as adjusted and in force from time to time.
biodiversity has the same meaning as in the Nature Repair Act 2023.
Biodiversity Convention means the Convention on Biological Diversity, done at Rio de Janeiro on 5 June 1992, as in force for Australia from time to time.
Note: The Convention is in Australian Treaty Series 1993 No. 32 ([1993] ATS 32) and could in 2023 be viewed in the Australian Treaties Library on the AustLII website (http://www.austlii.edu.au).
Biodiversity Department means the Department administered by the Biodiversity Minister.
biodiversity law means:
 (a) the Nature Repair Act 2023 or a legislative instrument under that Act; or
 (b) the Regulatory Powers (Standard Provisions) Act 2014 as applied by the Nature Repair Act 2023.
Biodiversity Minister means the Minister who administers the Nature Repair Act 2023.
biodiversity project has the same meaning as in the Nature Repair Act 2023.
Climate Change Convention means the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, done at New York on 9 May 1992, as amended and in force for Australia from time to time.
Note: The text of the Convention is set out in Australian Treaty Series 1994 No. 2 ([1994] ATS 2). In 2013, the text of a Convention in the Australian Treaty Series was accessible through the Australian Treaties Library on the AustLII website (www.austlii.edu.au).
climate change law means any of the following:
 (a) this Act or legislative instruments under this Act;
 (i) the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Act 2011 or legislative instruments under that Act;
 (j) the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act 2007 or legislative instruments under that Act;
 (k) the Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000 or legislative instruments under that Act;
 (l) the Renewable Energy (Electricity) (Large‑scale Generation Shortfall Charge) Act 2000;
 (m) the Renewable Energy (Electricity) (Small‑scale Technology Shortfall Charge)