Definitions
7 Definitions
In this Act —
AAT means the Administrative Appeals Tribunal established by the AAT Act;
AAT Act means the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975 of the Commonwealth;
affected person has the meaning given to that term in section 69(2) and (3);
agency —
in relation to the Commonwealth, includes the following —
an Agency within the meaning of the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 of the Commonwealth;
a body corporate established for a public purpose under a law of the Commonwealth;
and
in relation to this or another State or a Territory, includes the following —
a Department of State (however described) of the State or Territory;
a body corporate established for a public purpose under a law of the State or Territory;
applicable WELS standard has the meaning given to that term in section 32;
Commonwealth Act means the Water Efficiency Labelling and Standards Act 2004 of the Commonwealth;
Commonwealth Minister has the meaning given to that term in the Commonwealth Act;
corresponding law has the meaning given to that term in section 12;
damage, in relation to data, includes damage by erasure of data or addition of other data;
evidential material means any thing that may be relevant to the investigation or prosecution of an offence against this Act;
occupier, in relation to premises, includes a person who apparently represents the occupier of the premises;
person who has WELS information has the meaning given to that term in section 60;
registered means registered under a WELS standard;
Regulator means the Regulator established by the Commonwealth Act section 21;
reviewable decision has the meaning given to that term in section 69(1);
supply means —
supply for consideration; or
offer to supply for consideration;
water saving product means a device, appliance or fitting that —
is not a water use product; and
is designed to operate in place of a water use product;
water use product means a device, appliance or fitting through which, or into which, water flows as part of its normal operation;
WELS account means the Special Account established by the Commonwealth Act section 64(1);
WELS business premises means WELS premises that are open to the public on a regular basis;
WELS inspector means a person appointed under section 45(1);
WELS labelled has the meaning given to that term in section 20(1);
WELS premises means premises used for, or in connection with, the supply of one or more WELS products;
WELS product has the meaning given to that term in the Commonwealth Act section 18(1);
WELS scheme means the water efficiency labelling and standards scheme established by this Act and corresponding laws;
WELS standard, in relation to a WELS product, means the WELS standard set out for the product in the determination under the Commonwealth Act section 18(1).
A reference in this Act to the Commonwealth Act or to a corresponding State‑Territory law within the meaning of the Commonwealth Act is a reference to that Act or law —
as amended and in force for the time being; and
as re‑enacted (and, if subsequently amended, as amended) and in force for the time being.
In this Act a fine expressed as a number of penalty units is a fine of the amount calculated in accordance with the following formula —
where —
A is that number of penalty units; and
B is the amount (in dollars) that is for the time being a penalty unit under section 4AA of the Crimes Act 1914 of the Commonwealth.
Note for this section:
This section differs from the Commonwealth Act section 7.
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