43Meaning of certain titles, &c.

43 Meaning of certain titles, &c.

(1)  *[Section 43 Subsection (1) amended by No. 39 of 1981, s. 19 ][Section 43 Subsection (1) amended by No. 4 of 1990, s. 10 and Sched. 1 ][Section 43 Subsection (1) amended by No. 20 of 1992, s. 9 ]*In any Act –

Australia means the Commonwealth of Australia and, when used in a geographical sense, does not include an external Territory;

British possession shall mean any part of the Sovereign's dominions, exclusive of the United Kingdom, and, where parts of such dominions are under both a central and a local legislature, all parts under such central legislature shall be deemed, for the purposes of this definition, to be one possession;

Central Plan Register means the central plan register established under the Survey Co-ordination Act 1944 ;

coastal waters, when used in relation to Tasmania, has the same meaning as the expression "coastal waters of the State" has in relation to Tasmania under the Coastal Waters (State Powers) Act 1980 of the Commonwealth;

external Territory means a Territory, other than an internal Territory, for the government of which as a Territory, provision is made by a Commonwealth Act;

foreign country means any country, whether or not an independent sovereign State, outside Australia and the external Territories;

[Section 43 Subsection (1) amended by No. 63 of 1997, Sched. 1, Applied:23 Mar 1998] Government Printer includes a person –

(a) authorised by the Government of this State to print any matter; or

(b) approved by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel under section 6(10) of the Legislation Publication Act 1996 ;