Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2016C01109:section:3:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2016C01109
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 3 (pt 2/3)
Character Range: 6813–9745

as Director of Conservation under the Conservation Commission Act 1980 of the Northern Territory or, if a person is acting as the Director, the person so acting.
Director of National Parks means the person holding the appointment as the Director of National Parks under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.
ecosystem means a dynamic complex of plant, animal and micro‑organism communities and their non‑living environment interacting as a functional unit.
environment includes:
 (a) ecosystems and their constituent parts, including people and communities; and
 (b) natural and physical resources; and
 (c) the qualities and characteristics of locations, places and areas; and
 (d) the social, economic and cultural aspects of a thing mentioned in paragraph (a), (b) or (c).
general mining operations means mining operations other than uranium mining operations.
Institute means the Alligator Rivers Region Research Institute.
member means a member of the Advisory Committee, or a member of the Technical Committee, as the context requires.
mineral means a naturally occurring substance or mixture of substances.
mining operations means any operations or activities for or in connection with, or incidental to, the mining (whether by underground or surface working) or recovery of minerals or the production of material from minerals and, in particular, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, includes:
 (a) exploring and prospecting for minerals;
 (b) milling, refining, treating and processing minerals; and
 (c) handling, transporting, storing and disposing of minerals and material produced from minerals;
but does not include the construction or use of:
 (d) towns or camps, or structures connected with the construction or use of towns or camps; or
 (e) facilities for, or connected with, the supply of water, electricity or gas to towns or camps or to structures connected with the construction or use of towns or camps.
prescribed instrument means any of the following, whether in force at the commencement of this Act or coming into force after that commencement:
 (a) a law of the Commonwealth or of the Northern Territory; or
 (b) an instrument made, granted or issued under or for the purposes of any such law, including:
 (i) a permit, licence or lease under any such law; and
 (ii) an authority under section 41 of the Atomic Energy Act 1953; and
 (iii) an agreement under Part IV of the Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976.
Ranger Inquiry report means the report known as the Ranger Uranium Environmental Inquiry Second Report that was presented to the Minister for Environment, Housing and Community Development and the Minister for Aboriginal Affairs on 17 May 1977.
requirement means an obligation, condition, restriction or prohibition.
sea includes any waters within the ebb and flow of the tide.
Supervising Scientist means the Supervising Scientist for