Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated ActsIn this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:
"Australia" , when used in a geographical sense, includes the external Territories.
"Australian Comprehensive Test Ban Office" means the Australian Comprehensive Test Ban Office designated under section 62.
"clarification inspection" means an inspection carried out under Division 3 of Part 3.
"clarification inspection area" means an area the Minister specifies in a declaration under section 17A.
"clarification warrant" means a warrant issued under section 22.
"Director" means the person designated under section 63 as the Director of the Australian Comprehensive Test Ban Office.
"environment" includes all aspects of the surroundings of human beings, whether affecting human beings as individuals or in social groupings.
"establish" , in relation to a facility, includes:
(a) construct the facility on, over or under any land; and
(b) attach the facility to any building or other structure; and
(c) do any activity that is ancillary or incidental to establishing the facility (for this purpose, establish includes an activity covered by paragraph ( a) or (b)).
"evidential material" means a thing that may afford evidence as to the commission of an offence against this Act, including such a thing in electronic form.
"foreign country inspector" means a person the Minister declares to be a foreign country inspector under section 19.
"identity card" means a card issued under section 67.
"inspection area" means an area the Minister declares to be an inspection area under section 11.
"land" includes waters and submerged land.
"national inspector" means the Director or a person appointed as a national inspector under section 66.
"observer" means a person the Minister declares to be an observer under section 15.
"occupier" of premises includes a person on the premises who apparently represents the occupier of the premises.
"Office" means the Australian Comprehensive Test Ban Office.
"on-site inspection" means an inspection the Minister declares to be an on - site inspection under section 11.
"on-site inspection power" has the meaning given by section 12.
"on-site inspection purpose" has the meaning given by section 13.
"on-site inspection" warrant means a warrant issued under section 21.
"Organization" means the Comprehensive Nuclear Test - Ban Treaty Organization established by the Treaty.
"Organization inspector" means a person the Minister declares to be an Organization inspector under section 14.
"premises" includes a place and a conveyance.
"State Party" means a State that is a signatory to the Treaty and that has ratified it.
"Treaty" means the Comprehensive Nuclear Test - Ban Treaty (including the Annexes to the Treaty, the Protocol to the Treaty and the Annexes to the Protocol) a copy of the English text of which is set out in Schedule 1, as amended by any amendment of the Treaty that Australia accepts, a copy of the English text of which is set out in the regulations.
"vessel" means a thing capable of carrying persons or goods through water.
"warrant premises" means premises in relation to which a warrant is in force.
"warrant team" , in relation to a warrant issued under Part 3, means:
(a) the national inspector responsible for executing the warrant; and
(b) if the warrant is issued under section 21--the Organization inspector who, in accordance with the Treaty, is to exercise on - site inspection powers under the warrant; and
(c) if the warrant is issued under section 22--any foreign country inspector accompanying the national inspector mentioned in paragraph ( a); and
(d) in any case--any person whose assistance the national inspector obtains under section 42 in relation to executing the warrant.