Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00673:section:3:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00673
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 3 (pt 1/6)
Character Range: 10447–13262

3  Interpretation
 (1) In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:
approved form, in relation to a provision of this Act, means a form approved in an instrument under section 3B for the purposes of that provision.
Note: This subsection defines this Act to include the regulations.
Australia includes the external Territories.
Australian General Shipping Register means the Register referred to in subsection 56(1).
Australian International Shipping Register means the Register referred to in subsection 56(2).
Australian national means:
 (a) an Australian citizen;
 (b) a body corporate established by or under a law of the Commonwealth or of a State or Territory; or
 (c) the Commonwealth or a State or Territory.
Australian‑owned ship has the meaning given by section 8.
Australian resident: see resident of Australia.
Australian ship means a ship having Australian nationality by virtue of section 29.
Authority means the Australian Maritime Safety Authority established by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority Act 1990.
beneficial interests includes interests arising under contract and other equitable interests.
bill of sale means a bill of sale referred to in section 36.
branch office means a branch office of the Registration Office.
Certificate of Clearance has the same meaning as in the Customs Act 1901.
civil penalty order has the meaning given by subsection 61BA(4).
civil penalty provision means a subsection, or a section that is not divided into subsections, that has set out at its foot the words "civil penalty" and one or more amounts in penalty units.
coastal trading has the same meaning as in the Coastal Trading (Revitalising Australian Shipping) Act 2012.
Collector of Customs means a person who is a Collector for the purposes of the Customs Act 1901.
Customs officer means a person who is an officer for the purposes of the Customs Act 1901.
demise charter, in relation to a ship, means the demise, letting, hire or delivery of the ship to the charterer under a charterparty, by virtue of which the charterer has whole possession and control of the ship (including the right to appoint the master and crew of the ship).
Deputy Registrar means a Deputy Registrar of Ships referred to in subsection 48(2).
employee organisation means:
 (a) an organisation registered under the Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009; or
 (b) an organisation recognised under a law of a foreign country as entitled to represent the industrial interests of seafarers.
fish includes turtles, dugong, crustacea, molluscs and any other living resources of the sea or of the seabed.
fishing vessel means a ship that is used, or is intended to be used, wholly or principally for the taking, catching or capturing of fish for trading or manufacturing purposes.
fixed fee, in respect of a matter,