3Interpretation

3 Interpretation

(1) In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:

appropriate Minister, in relation to a State or an internal Territory, means:

(a) the Minister designated by that State or Territory for the purposes of this Act; or

(b) any other Minister of that State or Territory for the time being acting for and on behalf of that Minister;

and includes a delegate of the Minister referred to in paragraph (a) or (b).

approved body means a body approved by the Minister for the purposes of this Act, being:

(a) an authority or body established by or under a law of the Commonwealth;

(b) an authority of a State or of a Territory; or

(c) a local governing body; or

(d) any body corporate constituted for purposes other than the acquisition of gain by its individual members.

Australia includes the external Territories to which this Act extends.

authority of the Commonwealth includes:

(a) all authorities and bodies (not being companies or societies) established by or appointed under the laws of the Commonwealth or of a Territory other than the Australian Capital Territory, the Northern Territory or Norfolk Island; and

(b) a company in which the whole of the shares or stock, or shares and stock carrying more than one-half of the voting power, is or are owned by or on behalf of the Commonwealth;

but does not include the Commission or a court.

Chair means the Chair of the Commission.

Commission means the Commission established by this Act.

conservation, in relation to the national estate, includes protection, maintenance and preservation, and conserve has a corresponding meaning.

co-opted Commissioner means a person appointed under subsection 21(1) to be a co-opted Commissioner.

Department means an Agency (within the meaning of the Public Service Act 1999).

grants program means the program referred to in paragraph 7(da).

improvement, in relation to the national estate, includes the restoration of places included in the national estate, and improve has a corresponding meaning.

Interim List means the list kept under section 26.