WORLD HERITAGE PROPERTIES CONSERVATION ACT 1983 No. 5 of 1983 - SECT 3 Interpretation

WORLD HERITAGE PROPERTIES CONSERVATION ACT 1983 No. 5 of 1983 - SECT 3

3. (1) In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears -

"Convention" means the Convention for the Protection of the World Cultural and
Natural Heritage that has been adopted by the General Conference of the United
Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, being the
convention a copy of the English text of which is set out in the Schedule;

"cultural heritage" has the same meaning as in the Convention;

"Federal Court" means the Federal Court of Australia;

"minerals" includes sand, gravel, rock, clay, oil and natural gas;

"natural heritage" has the same meaning as in the Convention.

(2) A reference in this Act to identified property shall be read as a
reference to -

   (a)  property forming part of the cultural heritage or natural heritage,
        being property that -

        (i)    the Commonwealth has, under Article 11 of the Convention,
submitted to the World Heritage Committee, whether before or
after the commencement of this Act, as suitable for inclusion in
the World Heritage List provided for in paragraph 2 of that
Article; or

        (ii)   has been declared by the regulations to form part of the
cultural heritage or natural heritage; or

   (b)  any part of property referred to in paragraph (a).

(3) A Proclamation made under this Act comes into force on the day on which it
is published in the Gazette.

(4) A reference in this Act to damage to, or the destruction of, property or a
site shall be read as including a reference to damage to, or the destruction
of, any part or feature of that property or site.