Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Safety on Public Land Act 2004 - SECT 3

Definitions

3. Definitions

In this Act- authorised officer has the same meaning as it has in section 3 of
the Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987; public safety zone means an area
of State forest to which a public safety zone declaration by the Secretary
under section 4 applies; public safety zone declaration means a declaration by
the Secretary under section 4; Secretary means the body corporate established
by Part 2 of the Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987; State forest has
the same meaning as it has in the Forests Act 1958; transport authority means-

   (a)  a road authority within the meaning of the Road Management Act 2004;

   (b)  a rail corporation, a train operator or a tram operator under the
        Rail Corporations Act 1996;

   (c)  a person operating a regular passenger service within the meaning of
        the Public Transport Competition Act 1995 under the authority of a
        service contract within the meaning of that Act;

   (d)  the Director within the meaning of the Transport Act 1983;

   (e)  a person to whom section 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66 or 67 of the
        Rail Corporations Act 1996 applies;

   (f)  an employee, agent or contractor of a person referred to in paragraphs
        (a) to (e) when carrying out duties or functions pursuant to that
        employment, agency or contract; utility means-

   (a)  an entity (whether publicly or privately owned) which provides, or
        intends to provide, water, sewerage, drainage, gas, electricity,
        telephone, telecommunication or other like services under the
        authority of an Act of Victoria or the Commonwealth;

   (b)  any person who under the Pipelines Act 2005 is the holder of a licence
        to construct and operate a pipeline;

   (c)  an employee, agent or contractor of a person referred to in paragraphs
        (a) to (b) when carrying out duties or functions pursuant to that
        employment, agency or contract. __________________