Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:
"ANSTO spent nuclear fuel" means spent nuclear fuel that has been irradiated in, and permanently removed from, a nuclear reactor operated by the Organisation.
(a) nuclear application and use; or
(b) non‑nuclear application and use.
"appoint" includes re-appoint.
"appointed member" means a member of the Board other than the Chief Executive Officer.
"Board" means the Board of Directors of the Organisation.
"Bureau" means the Nuclear Safety Bureau established by section 37.
"Chairperson" means Chairperson of the Board.
"Chief Executive Officer" means the Chief Executive Officer of the Organisation.
"commencing day" means the day of commencement of this Act.
"Commonwealth contractor" means:
(a) a person who is a party to a contract with the Commonwealth or a Commonwealth entity; or
(b) a person who is a subcontractor for a contract with the Commonwealth or a Commonwealth entity.
(a) a body corporate established for a public purpose by or under an Act; or
(b) a company in which a controlling interest is held by any one of the following persons, or any 2 or more of the following persons together:
(i) the Commonwealth;
(ii) a body covered by paragraph (a).
"Deputy Chairperson" means Deputy Chairperson of the Board.
"Director" means the Director of the Bureau.
"employee" means an employee referred to in subsection 24(1).
"Finance Minister" means the Minister who administers the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 .
"law enforcement agency" means:
(a) the Australian Federal Police; or
(b) a police force of a State or Territory; or
(c) the Australian Customs Service; or
(d) any other authority or person responsible for the enforcement of the laws of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory.
"member of the staff of the Organisation" means:
(a) the Chief Executive Officer; or
"non-staff member" means a member of the Board who is not a member of the staff of the Organisation.
"officer" means an officer referred to in subsection 24(1).
"Organisation" means the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation constituted under this Act.
"securities" includes stocks, debentures, debenture stocks, notes, bonds, promissory notes, bills of exchange and similar instruments or documents.
"share" , in relation to a company, means a share in the capital of the company and includes stock.
"spent nuclear fuel" means material that:
(a) is or was capable of producing energy by a self‑sustaining chain process of nuclear fission; and
(b) has been irradiated in, and permanently removed from, a nuclear reactor (which is a structure containing material to which paragraph (a) applies in such an arrangement that a self‑sustaining chain process of nuclear fission can occur in the structure without an additional source of neutrons).
"subcontractor" , for a contract, means a person who is a party to:
(a) a contract with a Commonwealth contractor (within the meaning of paragraph (a) of the definition of Commonwealth contractor ); or
(b) a contract with another subcontractor (under a previous application of this definition).
(3) A reference in this Act to dealing with securities includes a reference to:
(a) creating, executing, entering into, drawing, making, accepting, indorsing, issuing, discounting, selling, purchasing or reselling securities;
(b) creating, selling, purchasing or reselling rights or options in respect of securities; and
(c) entering into agreements or other arrangements relating to securities.
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