Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts3. Definitions
In this Act:
acceptable proof of age , in relation to a person, means documentary evidence that might reasonably be accepted as applying to the person and as showing that the person is an adult.
adult means a person who has attained the age of 18 years.
advertisement has the same meaning as in the Commonwealth Act.
Advertising Scheme means the scheme determined from time to time under section 31(1) of the Commonwealth Act.
approved advertisement means an advertisement approved under section 29 of the Commonwealth Act.
approved form means a form approved under section 8A of the Commonwealth Act.
business day means a day other than a Saturday or a Sunday or other public holiday under the Public Holidays Act .
buy means buy or exchange or hire and includes offer to buy or exchange or hire, agree to buy, exchange or hire and cause or permit to be bought or exchanged or hired, whether by retail or wholesale.
Chairman means the Chairman of the Territory Board and, in relation to a meeting of the Board, includes the Deputy Chairman or other member while presiding at the meeting.
child means a person under 18 years of age.
classification certificate means a certificate issued under section 25 of the Commonwealth Act.
classified means classified under the Commonwealth Act and includes re-classified under that Act.
Commonwealth Act means the Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Act 1995 of the Commonwealth.
computer game has the same meaning as in the Commonwealth Act.
consumer advice means consumer advice determined under section 20 of the Commonwealth Act for the film or game.
contentious material has the same meaning as in the Commonwealth Act.
Convenor means the Convenor of the Review Board appointed under the Commonwealth Act.
court means the Court of Summary Jurisdiction.
demonstrate includes exhibit, display, screen, play or make available for playing.
Deputy Director means the Deputy Director of the National Board.
determined markings means markings determined under section 8 of the Commonwealth Act.
exempt computer game has the same meaning as in the Commonwealth Act.
exempt film has the same meaning as in the Commonwealth Act.
exhibit , for a film, means project, screen or play.
film has the same meaning as in the Commonwealth Act.
guardian means an adult who is exercising parental control over a minor who has not attained the age of 15 years.
international flight , in relation to an aircraft, means a flight that passes through the air space over the territory of more than one country and includes any part of the flight that may occur within Australia.
international voyage , in relation to a vessel, means a voyage (whether direct or indirect) between a place in Australia and a place outside Australia and includes any part of the voyage that may occur within Australia.
manager , for a restricted publications area, see section 104(5).
member means a member of the Territory Board and includes the Chairman and a person appointed under section 12(1) to act as a member while the person is so acting.
National Board means the Classification Board established by the Commonwealth Act.
National Director means Director of the National Board.
place includes vacant land, premises, a vehicle, a vessel and an aircraft (except a vessel on an international voyage or an aircraft on an international flight).
possession , of an item, includes:
(a) having control over the item; and
(b) having joint possession of the item.
prescribed business means a business prescribed by regulation.
prescribed fee means a fee prescribed by regulation.
prescribed person means a person prescribed by regulation.
private place means a place other than a public place.
publication has the same meaning as in the Commonwealth Act.
public place means a place the public is entitled to use or that is open to or used by the public, whether on payment of money or otherwise.
publish has the same meaning as in the Commonwealth Act.
restricted publications area , see section 104(1).
Review Board means the Classification Review Board established by the Commonwealth Act.
sell means sell or exchange or let on hire, and includes offer or display for sale or exchange or hire, agree to sell, exchange or hire and cause or permit to be sold or exchanged or hired, whether by retail or wholesale.
submittable publication has the same meaning as in the Commonwealth Act and includes a publication called in by the National Director under section 90 of this Act.
Territory Board means the Publications and Film Review Board established by section 7.