Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

ANGLO-AUSTRALIAN TELESCOPE AGREEMENT ACT 1970 - SECT 4

                   In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:

"Agreement" means:

                     (a)  the Principal Agreement; and

                     (b)  the Supplementary Agreement between the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland concerning the Anglo‑Australian Optical Telescope, at Siding Spring, New South Wales, Australia, done at Canberra on 3 November 2005.

Note 1:       The Agreement will terminate with effect from 1 July 2010: see the Supplementary Agreement.

Note 2:       In 2006, the text of the Supplementary Agreement was accessible through the Australian Treaties Library on the AustLII Internet site (www.austlii.edu.au).

"Australian member" means a member, or a temporary member, of the Board appointed by the Governor-General in accordance with section 7 of this Act.

"member" means a member of the Board, and includes a temporary member.

"Principal Agreement" means:

                     (a)  the Agreement between the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to provide for the Establishment and Operation of a Large Optical Telescope, done at Canberra on 25 September 1969; or

                     (b)  if that Agreement is amended--that Agreement as so amended.

Note:          The text of the Agreement is set out in Australian Treaty Series 1971 No. 2. In 2006, the text of an Agreement in the Australian Treaty Series was accessible through the Australian Treaties Library on the AustLII Internet site (www.austlii.edu.au).

"the Board" means the Anglo-Australian Telescope Board.

"the telescope" has the same meaning as in the Agreement.