Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2021C00356:section:4:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2021C00356
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 4 (pt 1/4)
Character Range: 10873–13624

4  Definitions
  In this Act:
account includes:
 (a) a free account; and
 (b) a pre‑paid account; and
 (c) anything that may reasonably be regarded as the equivalent of an account.
ACMA means the Australian Communications and Media Authority.
acquire, when used in relation to goods or services, has the same meaning as in the Competition and Consumer Act 2010.
agency includes:
 (a) an armed force; and
 (b) a police force.
Australia means the Commonwealth of Australia and, when used in a geographical sense, includes the eligible Territories, but does not include any other external Territory.
Australian number means a number that is:
 (a) specified in:
 (i) the numbering scheme referred to in section 454A of the Telecommunications Act 1997; or
 (ii) the numbering plan referred to in section 455 of that Act; and
 (b) for use in connection with the supply of carriage services to the public in Australia, within the meaning of subsection 456(2) of that Act.
authorise:
 (a) when used in relation to the making of a telemarketing call—has a meaning affected by clause 6 of Schedule 1; or
 (b) when used in relation to the sending of a marketing fax—has a meaning affected by clause 6 of Schedule 1A.
authorised officer means:
 (a) the Chair of the ACMA; or
 (b) a member of the staff of the ACMA appointed under clause 8 of Schedule 3.
business includes a venture or concern in trade or commerce, whether or not conducted on a regular, repetitive or continuous basis.
business number means an Australian number other than a number that is used, or maintained, exclusively or primarily for private or domestic purposes.
candidate means a person who has been nominated as a candidate under:
 (a) the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918; or
 (b) a law of a State or Territory that deals with electoral matters.
carriage service has the same meaning as in the Telecommunications Act 1997.
cause:
 (a) when used in relation to the making of a telemarketing call—has a meaning affected by subsection 11(9); or
 (b) when used in relation to the sending of a marketing fax—has a meaning affected by subsection 12B(10).
civil contravention means a contravention of a civil penalty provision.
civil penalty order means an order under subsection 24(1).
civil penalty provision means any of the following provisions:
 (a) subsection 11(1);
 (b) subsection 11(7);
 (c) subsection 12(1);
 (d) subsection 12(2);
 (da) subsection 12B(1);
 (db) subsection 12B(8);
 (dc) subsection 12C(1);
 (dd) subsection 12C(2);
 (e) a provision of the regulations that is declared to be a civil penalty provision in accordance with paragraph 44(2)(c).
consent, when used in relation to the making of a telemarketing call or the sending of a marketing fax, has the meaning given by