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INFRASTRUCTURE AUSTRALIA ACT 2008 - SECT 3

Definitions

    In this Act:

"Australia's greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets" means:

  (a)   if:

  (i)   Australia's current nationally determined contribution was communicated in accordance with Article 4 of the Paris Agreement in June 2022; and

  (ii)   that nationally determined contribution has not been adjusted in accordance with paragraph   11 of Article 4 of the Paris Agreement;

    the greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets set out in paragraphs 10(1)(a) and (b) of the Climate Change Act 2022 ; or

  (b)   in any other case--the greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets included in:

  (i)   Australia's current nationally determined contribution communicated in accordance with Article 4 of the Paris Agreement; or

  (ii)   if that nationally determined contribution has been adjusted in accordance with paragraph   11 of Article 4 of the Paris Agreement--that nationally determined contribution, as adjusted and in force from time to time.

"CEO" means the Chief Executive Officer of Infrastructure Australia appointed under section   29.

"Chief Commissioner" means the Chief Commissioner appointed under section   8.

"Commissioner" means a Commissioner appointed under section   8 and includes the Chief Commissioner.

"Finance Minister" means the Minister who administers the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 .

"full-time Commissioner" means a Commissioner appointed on a full - time basis.

"Infrastructure Australia" means the body established by section   4.

"nationally significant infrastructure" includes:

  (a)   transport infrastructure; and

  (b)   energy infrastructure; and

  (c)   communications infrastructure; and

  (d)   water infrastructure; and

  (e)   social infrastructure;

in which investment or further investment will materially improve national productivity.

"Paris Agreement" means the Paris Agreement, done at Paris on 12   December 2015, as amended and in force for Australia from time to time.

Note:   The Agreement is in Australian Treaty Series 2016 No.   24 ([2016] ATS 24) and could in 2022 be viewed in the Australian Treaties Library on the AustLII website (http://www.austlii.edu.au).

"part-time Commissioner" means a Commissioner appointed on a part - time basis.

"quarter" means a period of 3 months beginning on 1   January, 1   April, 1   July or 1   October of a year.

"social infrastructure" means facilities, spaces, services or networks that support quality of life and wellbeing of communities.

 



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