4Interpretation

#### 4 Interpretation In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears: > appointed Board member means a Board member other than the Chief Executive Officer. > APVMA means the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority continued in existence by section 6. > Board means the Board of the APVMA established by section 14. > Board member means a member of the Board. > Chair means the Chair of the Board. > chemical product has the same meaning as in the Agvet Code of the participating Territories. > Chief Executive Officer means the Chief Executive Officer appointed in accordance with section 33. > civil penalty order has the meaning given by subsection 69EJ(4). > civil penalty provision means a provision declared by this Act or the Collection Act to be a civil penalty provision. > Collection Act means the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemical Products (Collection of Levy) Act 1994. > committee means a committee established under section 28. > confidential commercial information has the same meaning as in the Code set out in the Schedule to the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Act 1994. > copy, in relation to a warrant issued under section 69EH or 69EHA (or a form of warrant completed under subsection 69EHB(6)), includes: (a) a copy sent by fax or other electronic means; or (b) a copy of a copy so sent. > damage has the same meaning as in the Code set out in the Schedule to the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Act 1994. > data has the same meaning as in the Code set out in the Schedule to the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Act 1994. > evidential burden, in relation to a matter, means the burden of adducing or pointing to evidence that suggests a reasonable possibility that the matter exists or does not exist. > evidential material means any of the following: (a) a thing with respect to which an offence against this Act or the Collection Act has been committed or is suspected, on reasonable grounds, to have been committed; (b) a thing with respect to which a civil penalty provision has been contravened or is suspected, on reasonable grounds, to have been contravened; (c) a thing that there are reasonable grounds for suspecting will afford evidence as to the commission of such an offence or contravention of such a civil penalty provision; (d) a thing that there are reasonable grounds for suspecting is intended to be used for the purpose of committing such an offence or contravening such a civil penalty provision. > executive officer of a body corporate means a person, by whatever name called and whether or not a director of the body, who is concerned in, or takes part in, the management of the body. > Finance Minister means the Minister who administers the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013. > Gene Technology Regulator has the same meaning as in the Gene Technology Act 2000. > GM product has the same meaning as in the Gene Technology Act 2000. > industry means the agricultural and veterinary chemicals industry. > inspector means: (a) a person appointed as an inspector for the purposes of this Act under subsection 69F(1); or (b) a person to whom an authorisation referred to in subsection 69F(2) applies for the purposes of this Act. > investigation powers has the meaning given by sections 69EBA, 69EBB and 69EBC. > investigation warrant means: (a) a warrant issued under section 69EHA; or (b) a warrant signed by a magistrate under section 69EHB, being a warrant of the same kind as would have been issued under section 69EHA. > member of the staff, in relation to the APVMA, means: (a) a person referred to in subsection 45(1); or (b) a person whose services are made available to the APVMA under paragraph 46(1)(a) or under arrangements made under subsection 46(2). > monitoring powers has the meaning given by sections 69EAC, 69EAD and 69EAE. > monitoring warrant means: (a) a warrant issued under section 69EH; or (b) a warrant signed by a magistrate under section 69EHB, being a warrant of the same kind as would have been issued under section 69EH. > occupier has the same meaning as in the Code set out in the Schedule to the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Act 1994. > paid work means work for financial gain or reward (whether as an employee, a self‑employed person or otherwise). > participating Territory has the same meaning as in the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Act 1994. > person assisting an inspector: (a) in relation to the exercise of monitoring powers—has the meaning given by section 69EAF; and (b) in relation to the exercise of investigation powers—has the meaning given by section 69EBD. > premises has the same meaning as in the Code set out in the Schedule to the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Act 1994. > prescribed civil penalty provision means a civil penalty provision that is prescribed by the regulations. > relevant data means information relevant to determining whether: (a) this Act, or the Collection Act, has been, or is being, complied with; or (b) information provided under this Act, or the Collection Act, is correct; or (c) levy is payable under the Collection Act. > State includes the Northern Territory. > Territory does not include the Northern Territory. > warrant means a monitoring warrant or an investigation warrant.