Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

COMMONWEALTH VEHICLES (REGISTRATION AND EXEMPTION FROM TAXATION) ACT 1997 - SECT 3

    In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:

"Commonwealth authority" means a body corporate that is incorporated for a public purpose by a law of:

  (a)   the Commonwealth; or

  (b)   the Jervis Bay Territory; or

  (c)   an external Territory other than Norfolk Island;

but does not include any body corporate that is excluded by the regulations from this definition.

"DASFLEET" means the integrated leasing, rentals and fleet management business conducted by the Commonwealth under that name.

"DASFLEET asset" means an asset of the Commonwealth used for the purposes of DASFLEET.

"lease" , in relation to a vehicle, means any agreement or arrangement under which the vehicle (whether for any or no consideration) is made available exclusively to a person for the person's use.

"motor vehicle" means any means of conveyance that:

  (a)   runs on wheels; and

  (b)   uses or is designed to use volatile spirit, gas, oil, electricity or any other power (not being human or animal power) as the principal means of propulsion;

but does not include a motor vehicle designed to be used on a railway or tramway.

"register" means the register of Commonwealth vehicles kept under section 6.

"registered vehicle" means a vehicle registered under Part 2.

"registrar" has the meaning given by subsection 7(2).

"registration" , in relation to a vehicle, includes the issue of a vehicle licence in respect of that vehicle under a law of a State or Territory.

"third-party policy" , in relation to the use of a vehicle, means a policy of insurance that, in accordance with the law of a State or Territory, insures:

  (a)   the owner of the vehicle; and

  (b)   any other person who at any time (whether with or without the authority of the owner) drives the vehicle;

against any liability incurred by them jointly, or by either of them separately, in respect of the death of, or any injury to, a person caused by, or arising out of, the use of the vehicle.

"trailer" means any means of conveyance, or any piece of machinery or equipment, that:

  (a)   runs on wheels; and

  (b)   is not self - propelled; and

  (c)   is designed to be towed by a motor vehicle.

"vehicle" means a motor vehicle or trailer.