3Interpretation

3 Interpretation

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

approved organisation means:

(a) an approved research organisation; or
(b) an approved road safety organisation.

approved railway authority means an authority in respect of which a declaration under subsection 7(3) is in force.

approved research organisation means an organisation in respect of which a declaration under subsection 8(1) is in force.

approved road safety organisation means an organisation in respect of which a declaration under subsection 8(2) is in force.

AusLink transition time means the commencement of Parts 3 to 8 of the AusLink (National Land Transport) Act 2005.

capital railway project means a project by way of capital expenditure in relation to an interstate mainline railway, and includes:

(a) the construction of an interstate mainline railway; or
(b) the acquisition of rolling stock for use on an interstate mainline railway.

construction in relation to a railway or road, includes:

(a) the reconstruction or realignment of the railway or road;
(b) the bringing of the railway or road to a higher standard;
(c) investigation and associated engineering studies in connection with:
(i) the construction, reconstruction or realignment of the railway or road;
(ii) the bringing of the railway or road to a higher standard; or
(iii) the planning of alternative routes for the railway or road;
(d) the acquisition of land for the purpose of:
(i) constructing, reconstructing or realigning the railway or road; or
(ii) bringing the railway or road to a higher standard; and
(e) the doing of any other thing in relation to a matter specified in paragraph (a) or (b) approved by the Minister, in writing, for the purposes of this definition;

but does not include the maintenance of the railway or road.

existing Fund means:

(a) the Australian Bicentennial Road Development Trust Fund established by section 7 of the Australian Bicentennial Road Development Trust Fund Act 1982; or
(b) the Australian Land Transport Trust Fund established by section 11 of the Australian Land Transport (Financial Assistance) Act 1985.

government authority means:

(a) a local government body;
(b) an authority of a State, being an incorporated body but not being a local government body, that is responsible for:
(i) the construction or maintenance of roads in, or in an area of, the State; or
(ii) the provision of railway services over a railway in the State.