Terms used
2 Terms used
In these regulations, unless the contrary intention appears —
Aboriginal artefact means an object to which the Aboriginal Heritage Act 1972 applies;
Aboriginal site means a place to which the Aboriginal Heritage Act 1972 applies;
abseiling area means —
an area declared under regulation 6(1)(a) to be a designated area for the purposes of regulation 33; or
an area designated by sign as an abseiling area;
aircraft includes an ultra‑light aircraft and a helicopter;
ammunition has the meaning given in the Firearms Act 2024 section 5;
authorised officer means a wildlife officer, forest officer, ranger, conservation and land management officer and a person appointed to an honorary office under section 46 of the Act;
bicycle has the meaning given to that term in the Road Traffic Code 2000 regulation 3(1);
CALM land means land, or land and waters, to which these regulations apply, and includes caves and parts of caves on or under that land;
camp means —
to stay or lodge (whether in a camping unit or otherwise) during any period of the night after 9.00 p.m. and before 6.00 a.m.; or
to stay or lodge in a camping unit, building or structure during any period of the day after 6.00 a.m. and before 9.00 p.m.;
camping area means —
an area declared under regulation 6(1)(a) to be a designated area for the purposes of regulation 66; or
an area designated by sign as a camping area;
camping unit means a tent or other portable thing of any kind used or capable of being used for habitation, and includes a caravan or other vehicle;
caravan means a vehicle fitted or designed for habitation;
commercial operations licence means a licence issued under regulation 94;
commercial purpose means the purpose of sale for profit or any other purpose that is directed to financial gain or reward;
Companion Card means a Companion Card issued by ACROD Limited (ACN 008 445 485);
concession card means —
a Seniors’ Card issued by the Office of Seniors’ Interests in this or another State or Territory; or
a Pensioner Concession Card issued by Centrelink on the basis of receipt of Aged Pension, Disability Support Pension or Carer Payment; or
any concession card issued by the Commonwealth Department of Veterans’ Affairs; or
a Companion Card;
designated area has the meaning given by regulation 6(6);
dog area means —
an area declared under regulation 6(1)(a) to be a designated area for the purposes of regulation 16; or
an area designated by sign as a dog area;
firearm has the meaning given in the Firearms Act 2024 section 6;
horse area means —
an area declared under regulation 6(1)(a) to be a designated area for the purposes of regulation 17; or
an area designated by sign as a horse area;
major firearm part has the meaning given in the Firearms Act 2024 section 14(1);
mooring means any structure or apparatus (other than a vessel’s anchor that is retrieved by the vessel when not in use) to which a floating vessel may be secured by a chain, cable, wire or rope, whether or not the structure or apparatus is itself beyond the shores of the water;
non‑indigenous animal, in relation to a particular locality, means an animal that is not indigenous to that locality;
public mooring means a mooring designated as a public mooring under regulation 60A(1);
restricted area has the meaning given by regulation 5(6);
school holidays means the days between school terms determined for government schools under section 117 of the School Education Act 1999;
scientific purposes licence means a licence issued under regulation 89;
sell includes —
sell by wholesale or retail;
supply or perform for profit;
receive for sale;
have in possession for sale;
send, forward or deliver for sale;
cause or suffer or allow to be sold;
dispose or offer for disposal under an hire‑purchase agreement;
services includes the supply of transport, information, instruction or supervision;
sign means a sign erected by authority of the CEO and includes lines or other markings on the ground made by authority of the CEO; and such a sign is taken to be a notice for the purposes of section 134 of the Act;
take includes —
to injure, destroy or otherwise interfere with, or cause or permit the doing of any of those things; and
to hunt any fauna even though no fauna is actually taken; and
an attempt to take;
temporary mooring area means —
an area declared under regulation 6(1)(a) to be a designated area for the purposes of regulation 60B; or
an area designated by sign as a temporary mooring area;
tender means an auxiliary vessel that is used as a life boat or means of transportation between the parent vessel and another location or for both those purposes;
tree includes a tree that is dead provided the tree is still standing;
vehicle has the meaning given in the Road Traffic (Administration) Act 2008 section 4.
[Regulation 2 amended: Gazette 29 Sep 2006 p. 4304‑5 and 4334; 3 Dec 2010 p. 6045‑6; 8 Jan 2015 p. 135‑6; 24 Mar 2015 p. 1033‑4; 6 May 2016 p. 1381; SL 2022/193 r. 4; SL 2023/50 r. 4; SL 2023/170 r. 4; SL 2024/298 r. 8.]
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