Definitions
2 Definitions
In this Part:
Aboriginal person means a person of the Aboriginal race of Australia.
defence organisation means:
the Defence Department; or
the Australian Defence Force; or
an organisation of a foreign country, so far as the organisation:
has functions corresponding to functions of, or of a part of, the Defence Department or the Australian Defence Force; and
is authorised by the Commonwealth to operate or train in Australia or an external Territory; or
a part of such an organisation or body.
designated overhead line has the meaning given by clause 3.
ecological community has the same meaning as in 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.
enter on land includes enter on a public place.
environment has the same meaning as in the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.
Environment Secretary means the Secretary of the Department responsible for the administration of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.
facility installation permit means a permit issued under clause 25.
high‑demand holiday period means:
a period of a single day; or
a period of 2 or more consecutive days;
where that day, or each of those days, as the case may be, is:
a public holiday, or a public school holiday, in any State or internal Territory; or
a Saturday or a Sunday of a weekend immediately preceding a Monday that is a public holiday, or public school holiday, in any State or internal Territory; or
a Saturday or a Sunday of a weekend next following a Friday that is a public holiday, or public school holiday, in any State or internal Territory.
installation, in relation to a facility, includes:
the construction of the facility on, over or under any land; and
the attachment of the facility to any building or other structure; and
any activity that is ancillary or incidental to the installation of the facility (for this purpose, installation includes an activity covered by paragraph (a) or (b)).
international agreement means:
a convention to which Australia is a party; or
an agreement or arrangement between Australia and a foreign country;
and includes, for example, an agreement, arrangement or understanding between a Minister and an official or authority of a foreign country.
land includes submerged land (but does not include submerged land that is beneath Australian waters within the meaning of Schedule 3A).
listed international agreement means an international agreement specified in the regulations.
public inquiry, in relation to a facility installation permit, means a public inquiry under Part 25 about whether the permit should be issued and, if so, the conditions (if any) that should be specified in the permit.
public land means land that:
is the property of:
the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory; or
a local government body; or
an authority of the Commonwealth or of a State or Territory; and
is a public place.
public place includes a place to which members of the public have ready access.
public utility means a body that provides to the public:
reticulated products or services, such as electricity, gas, water, sewerage or drainage; or
carriage services (other than carriage services supplied by a carriage service provider); or
transport services; or
a product or service of a kind that is similar to a product or service covered by paragraph (a), (b) or (c).
threatened ecological community means an ecological community that is included in the list of threatened ecological communities kept under Division 1 of Part 13 of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.
threatened species means a species that is included in one of the following categories of the list of threatened species kept under Division 1 of Part 13 of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999:
extinct in the wild;
critically endangered;
endangered;
vulnerable.
Torres Strait Islander means a descendant of an indigenous inhabitant of the Torres Strait Islands.
This provision refers to the regulations (specified in the regulations
). Made under this Act:
- Submarine Cable (Perth Protection Zone) Declaration 2007 · Legislative Instrument · under cl 4(1) of sch 3A
- Telecommunications (Analogue Interworking and Non-interference Requirements for Customer Equipment for Connection to a Switched Telephone Network – AS/CA S002) Technical Standard 2025 · Legislative Instrument · under s 376(1)
- Telecommunications (Approving Body) Determination 2017 · Legislative Instrument · under s 410(1)
21 more instruments made under this Act are listed on the Act’s overview.
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