Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00179:section:8:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00179
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 8 (pt 2/6)
Character Range: 27820–30571

a change in control of a licence holder, see subsection 84(4).
civil penalty provision has the same meaning as in the Regulatory Powers Act.
coastal waters:
 (a) of a State—means that part of the sea that is included in the coastal waters of the State (within the meaning of the Coastal Waters (State Powers) Act 1980) and includes the airspace over, and the seabed and subsoil beneath, that part of that sea; and
 (b) of the Northern Territory—means that part of the sea that is included in the coastal waters of the Territory (within the meaning of the Coastal Waters (Northern Territory Powers) Act 1980) and includes the airspace over, and the seabed and subsoil beneath, that part of that sea.
commercial licence means a licence granted under section 42.
Commonwealth offshore area means the following areas, and the seabed and subsoil beneath those areas:
 (a) the territorial sea of Australia;
 (b) the exclusive economic zone;
but does not include the coastal waters of a State or the Northern Territory.
constitutional corporation means a corporation to which paragraph 51(xx) of the Constitution applies.
controls: for when a person controls a licence holder, see subsection 84(1).
data management direction means a direction given under subsection 263(2) or 264(2).
datum means a reference frame for defining geographic coordinates.
Note: If the position on the surface of the Earth of a particular point is identified by a coordinate that is determined by reference to a particular datum, the use of a different datum will result in the same point being identified by a different coordinate.
declaration means a declaration under section 17.
declared area: see subsection 17(2).
Defence Minister means the Minister administering section 1 of the Defence Act 1903.
de‑identified, in relation to personal information, has the same meaning as in the Privacy Act 1988.
documentary information means information contained in an applicable document.
do not disturb notice: see subsection 205(2).
eligible person means:
 (a) a body corporate that has a registered office (within the meaning of the Corporations Act 2001) in Australia; or
 (b) a body corporate established for a public purpose by or under a law of the Commonwealth or a State or Territory.
Note: A person must be an eligible person in order to apply for a licence, and a licence that is not held by an eligible person may be cancelled.
end day:
 (a) of a feasibility licence—has the meaning given by section 36 (subject to any extension under section 37); and
 (b) of a commercial licence—has the meaning given by section 46 (subject to any extension under section 47); and
 (c) of a research and demonstration licence—has the meaning given by section 55 (subject to any extension