Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

NATIONAL TRANSPORT COMMISSION ACT 2003 - SECT 4

    In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:

"Agreement" means the Agreement between the Commonwealth, the States, the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory entered into in relation to this Act, and includes that Agreement as amended from time to time.

"Chair" means the Chair of the Commission.

"Chief Executive Officer" means the Chief Executive Officer of the Commission.

"Commission" means the National Transport Commission established by section   5.

"Deputy Chair" means the Deputy Chair of the Commission.

"intermodal transport" means the interaction of operations between transport modes.

"member" means a member of the Commission.

"member of staff" means:

  (a)   the Chief Executive Officer; or

  (b)   a person employed under section   44; or

  (c)   a member of the staff referred to in section   45; or

  (d)   any of the officers, employees and persons who, under section   46, are to assist the Commission.

Ministerial Council means a body (however described) that consists of the Minister of the Commonwealth, and the Minister of each State and Territory, who is responsible, or principally responsible, for matters relating to transport.

"model legislation" means legislation, regulations and other legislative instruments developed by the Commission in accordance with the Agreement.

"ordinary member" means a member of the Commission other than the Chief Executive Officer.

"road transport legislation" means legislation, regulations and other legislative instruments (whether enacted or in model form) that were developed by the National Road Transport Commission established by section   4 of the National Road Transport Commission Act 1991 and agreed by the Ministerial Council.