Commonwealth Numbered Acts

NATURAL HERITAGE TRUST OF AUSTRALIA ACT 1997 No. 76, 1997 - SECT 54

In this Act:
accounting transfer purpose has the meaning given by section 18.
agriculture includes:

   (a)  the cultivation of land; or

   (b)  the maintenance of animals for the purposes of selling them or their
        bodily produce, including natural increase; or

   (c)  fishing or aquaculture operations; or

   (d)  forest operations; or

   (e)  horticulture.
Australia, when used in a geographical sense, includes:

   (a)  the external Territories; and

   (b)  the exclusive economic zone.
Committee means the Natural Heritage Trust Advisory Committee established by
section 30.
Committee member means a member of the Committee.
environmental protection has the meaning given by section 15.
exclusive economic zone means the exclusive economic zone (within the meaning
of the Seas and Submerged Lands Act 1973), adjacent to the coast of Australia
or the coast of an external Territory.
horticulture includes the production of horticultural products (within the
meaning of the Australian Horticultural Corporation Act  1987 ).
Natural Heritage Ministerial Board means the Natural Heritage Ministerial
Board established by section 40.
natural resources management has the meaning given by section 17.
proceeds of the sale of shares in Telstra includes:

   (a)  an amount received by the Commonwealth directly or indirectly from:

        (i)    the sale-scheme trustee (within the meaning of the Telstra 
               Corporation Act 1991 ); or

        (ii)   an investor in Telstra; under a Telstra sale scheme (within the
               meaning of that Act); and

   (b)  an amount received by the Commonwealth by way of the redemption of
        redeemable preference shares in Telstra held by the Commonwealth,
        where the redemption was in accordance with a Telstra sale scheme
        (within the meaning of the Telstra Corporation Act 1991).
Reserve means the Natural Heritage Trust of Australia Reserve established by
this Act.
Senior Executive Service office has the same meaning as in the Public Service
Act 1922.
State includes the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory.
sustainable agriculture has the meaning given by section 16.
Telstra has the same meaning as in the Telstra Corporation Act 1991.
waste minimisation includes reduction of use, re-use and recycling.

(Minister's second reading speech made in-
House of Representatives on 19 June 1996
Senate on 30 October 1996)