Civil Aviation (Carriers' Liability) Act 1959
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26 Interpretation
(1) In this Part, unless the contrary intention appears:
airline licence means:
(a) an international airline licence in force under the Air Navigation Regulations; or
(b) an Air Operator’s Certificate in force under the Civil Aviation Act 1988 authorising airline operations; or
(c) a New Zealand AOC with ANZA privileges (as defined in section 3 of the Civil Aviation Act 1988) authorising airline operations.
baggage, in relation to a passenger, means:
(a) registered baggage; or
(b) baggage, personal effects or other articles, not being registered baggage, in the possession of the passenger, or in the possession of another person (being a person accompanying the passenger or a servant or agent of the carrier) on behalf of the passenger, while the passenger is on board an aircraft for the purposes of carriage to which this Part applies or during the course of any of the operations of embarking or disembarking.
charter licence means:
(a) a charter licence in force under the Air Navigation Regulations; or
(b) an Air Operator’s Certificate in force under the Civil Aviation Act 1988 authorising charter operations; or
(c) a New Zealand AOC with ANZA privileges (as defined in section 3 of the Civil Aviation Act 1988) authorising charter operations.
commercial transport operations means operations in which an aircraft is used, for hire or reward, for the carriage of passengers or cargo.
contract includes an arrangement made without consideration.
domestic carrier means a carrier operating a flight for the carriage of passengers:
(a) between a place in a State and a place in another State; or
(b) between a place in a Territory and a place in Australia outside that Territory; or
(c) between a place in a Territory and another place in that Territory;
other than carriage to which Part IA, II or III applies.
registered baggage, in relation to a passenger, means baggage, personal effects or other articles registered with the carrier as baggage intended to be carried under a contract for carriage of the passenger to which this Part applies.
the Air Navigation Regulations means the Air Navigation Regulations in force under the Air Navigation Act 1920, and includes those Regulations as in force by virtue of a law of a State.