SOUTH PACIFIC NUCLEAR FREE ZONE TREATY ACT 1986 - SECT 4 Interpretation
SOUTH PACIFIC NUCLEAR FREE ZONE TREATY ACT 1986 - SECT 4
Interpretation(1) In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:
"Australia" includes the external Territories.
(a) an aircraft registered or required to be registered under regulations made under the Civil Aviation Act 1988 ;
(b) an aircraft that is owned by, or is in the possession or control of, the Commonwealth or an authority of the Commonwealth; or
(c) an aircraft of any part of the Defence Force (including an aircraft that is being commanded or piloted by a member of that Force in the course of the member's duties as such a member).
(a) a ship registered in Australia ; or
(b) an unregistered ship that has Australian nationality.
"authorised officer" means a person appointed as an authorised officer under subsection 19(3).
"foreign aircraft" has the same meaning as it has when used in the Treaty.
"foreign ship" has the same meaning as it has when used in the Treaty.
(a) in relation to an inspector--an identity card issued under section 58 of the Nuclear Non - Proliferation (Safeguards) Act 1987 ; and
(b) in relation to an authorised officer--an identity card issued under section 20 of this Act.
"inspector" means a person appointed as an inspector under subsection 57(1) of the Nuclear Non - Proliferation (Safeguards) Act 1987 .
"nuclear explosive device" has the same meaning as in the Treaty.
"offence against this Act" includes:
(a) an offence against section 6 of the Crimes Act 1914 in relation to an offence against this Act; and
(b) an offence against section 11.1, 11.4 or 11.5 of the Criminal Code , being an offence in relation to an offence against this Act.
"South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone Treaty" means the treaty of that title that was done at Rarotonga and signed on behalf of Australia on 6 August 1985, a copy of which is set out in the Schedule, and, subject to subsection ( 2), includes that treaty as amended from time to time.
"stationing" has the same meaning as in the Treaty.
"Treaty" means the South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone Treaty.
"Treaty inspection" means an inspection by a Treaty inspector, in accordance with Annex 4 to the Treaty, in respect of a complaint brought against Australia pursuant to the Treaty.
"Treaty inspector" means a person declared, pursuant to subsection 19(1), to be a Treaty inspector for the purposes of this Act.
(2) An amendment to the Treaty:
(a) does not have effect for the purposes of this Act unless the amendment is declared by the regulations to have effect for the purposes of this Act; and
(b) takes effect for the purposes of this Act from the day on
which the regulations referred to in paragraph ( a) take effect or such
later day as is specified in those regulations.