Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2016C00956:section:3
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2016C00956
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 3
Character Range: 3598–5776

3  Interpretation
  In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:
airport has the same meaning as in the Aviation Transport Security Act 2004.
authority, in relation to a State, means:
 (a) the Governor, a Minister or a member of the Executive Council of the State;
 (b) a court of the State;
 (c) a person who holds office as a member of a court of a State;
 (d) a body created by or under the law of the State; and
 (e) an officer or employee of the State or of a body referred to in the last preceding paragraph.
Commonwealth place means a place (not being the seat of government) with respect to which the Parliament, by virtue of section 52 of the Constitution, has, subject to the Constitution, exclusive power to make laws for the peace, order, and good government of the Commonwealth.
designated State airport means an airport, to the extent that it is a Commonwealth place, that is:
 (a) situated in a State or States; and
 (b) prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this definition.
member of the Australian Federal Police has the same meaning as in the Australian Federal Police Act 1979.
relevant Crimes Act provision means any of the following provisions of the Crimes Act 1914:
 (a) Part IAA (which deals with search, information gathering, arrest and related powers);
 (b) section 9 (which provides for the seizure and condemnation of forfeitable goods);
 (c) section 13 (which allows the institution of proceedings in respect of offences);
 (d) section 15 (which deals with the remand and discharge of defendants);
 (e) Part ID (which deals with forensic procedures).
special member has the same meaning as in the Australian Federal Police Act 1979.
the applied provisions means the provisions that, in accordance with the next succeeding section, apply or are to be deemed to have applied.
the laws of a State, in relation to a State, means the laws in force in that State, whether written or unwritten, and instruments made or having effect under those laws, but does not include a law of the Commonwealth, whether written or unwritten, or an instrument made or having effect under such a law, and law of a State has a corresponding meaning.