Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2019C00190:section:3:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2019C00190
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 3 (pt 1/2)
Character Range: 4261–6917

3  Interpretation
 (1) In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:
aircraft means any machine or craft that can derive support in the atmosphere from the reactions of the air.
Australia includes the external Territories.
Australian coastal sea means:
 (a) the territorial sea of Australia; and
 (b) the sea on the landward side of the territorial sea of Australia and not within the limits of a State or the Northern Territory.
Australian ship means:
 (a) a ship registered in Australia; or
 (b) an unregistered ship having Australian nationality.
Authority means the Australian Maritime Safety Authority established by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority Act 1990.
cargo includes ballast and ship's stores and fuel.
civil proceeding includes a civil action.
constitutional corporation means a corporation to which paragraph 51(xx) of the Constitution applies.
controller of a tangible asset means:
 (a) in the case of land, seabed or premises—the occupier of the land, seabed or premises; or
 (b) in the case of a facility, structure or installation—the person in charge of the facility, structure or installation; or
 (c) in the case of goods—the person in control or possession of the goods.
Convention means the International Convention Relating to Intervention on the High Seas in Cases of Oil Pollution Casualties (a copy of the English text of which is set forth in Schedule 1), as amended from time to time.
direction under this Act means a direction under paragraph 8(2)(b), 9(2)(b) or 10(3)(b) or a further direction under section 15.
electronic communication has the same meaning as in the Electronic Transactions Act 1999.
engage in conduct has the same meaning as in the Criminal Code.
goods has the same meaning as in the Competition and Consumer Act 2010.
high seas means all parts of the sea to which Part VII of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea applies.
Note: Article 86 of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea provides that the provisions of Part VII of the Convention apply to "all parts of the sea that are not included in the exclusive economic zone, in the territorial sea or in the internal waters of a State, or in the archipelagic waters of an archipelagic State".
internal waters means waters of the sea within the limits of a State or the Northern Territory. For this purpose, sea includes any waters within the ebb and flow of the tide.
master, in relation to a ship, means the person having command or charge of the ship.
owner, in relation to a ship that is operated by a person (not being the owner of the ship) who has whole possession and control of the ship, means the operator of the ship.
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