Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2022C00077:section:3:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2022C00077
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 3 (pt 2/2)
Character Range: 6479–8792

(not being a ship or vessel) that is:
 (i) being used in connection with a military activity; or
 (ii) under the control of a military authority or defence agency for military or defence purposes.
Minister for Foreign Affairs means the Minister who administers the Diplomatic Privileges and Immunities Act 1967.
proceeding means a proceeding in a court but does not include a prosecution for an offence or an appeal or other proceeding in the nature of an appeal in relation to such a prosecution.
property includes a chose in action.
separate entity, in relation to a foreign State, means a natural person (other than an Australian citizen), or a body corporate or corporation sole (other than a body corporate or corporation sole that has been established by or under a law of Australia), who or that:
 (a) is an agency or instrumentality of the foreign State; and
 (b) is not a department or organ of the executive government of the foreign State.
 (2) For the purposes of the definition of separate entity in subsection (1), a natural person who is, or a body corporate or a corporation sole that is, an agency of more than one foreign State shall be taken to be a separate entity of each of the foreign States.
 (3) Unless the contrary intention appears, a reference in this Act to a foreign State includes a reference to:
 (a) a province, state, self‑governing territory or other political subdivision (by whatever name known) of a foreign State;
 (b) the head of a foreign State, or of a political subdivision of a foreign State, in his or her public capacity; and
 (c) the executive government or part of the executive government of a foreign State or of a political subdivision of a foreign State, including a department or organ of the executive government of a foreign State or subdivision;
but does not include a reference to a separate entity of a foreign State.
 (4) A reference in this Act to a court of Australia includes a reference to a court that has jurisdiction in or for any part of Australia.
 (5) A reference in this Act to a commercial purpose includes a reference to a trading, a business, a professional and an industrial purpose.
 (6) A reference in this Act to the entering of appearance or to the entry of judgment in default of appearance includes a reference to any like procedure.