Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated ActsIn this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:
"AOC" means an Air Operator's Certificate or AOC issued under Part III of the Civil Aviation Act 1988 .
"Commonwealth authority" means a corporation established for a public purpose by a law of the Commonwealth.
"Finance Minister" means the Minister administering the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 .
"jet aircraft" means an aircraft that is propelled by one or more turbofan engines, turbojet engines, unducted fan engines or rocket engines.
"landing" means a landing of a jet aircraft at an airport that is a leviable airport when the landing occurs.
"late-payment penalty" means penalty imposed by section 9.
"leviable airport" means an airport that is declared to be a leviable airport under section 7.
"levy" means levy imposed by the Aircraft Noise Levy Act 1995 .
"noise amelioration program" , in relation to an airport, means a program undertaken or supported by the Commonwealth to do either or both of the following:
(a) reduce the impact of aircraft noise on occupants of public buildings, or residences, around the airport;
(b) compensate persons for the impact of aircraft noise on occupants of public buildings, or residences, around the airport.
"operator" , in relation to a jet aircraft, has the meaning given by section 4.
"public building" means:
(a) a hospital that provides health care to in - patients; or
(b) a nursing home; or
(c) a building used on an ongoing or regular basis wholly or mainly for one or more of the following activities:
(i) provision of formal courses of education;
(ii) provision of residential care for aged people;
(iii) provision of centre - based child care for groups of children;
(iv) religious services.
"qualifying airport" has the meaning given by section 6.
"Secretary" means the Secretary of the Department.