Crimes (Overseas) Act 1964
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3 Interpretation
In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:
act includes an omission.
AGO has the same meaning as in the Intelligence Services Act 2001.
ASD has the same meaning as in the Intelligence Services Act 2001.
ASIS has the same meaning as in the Intelligence Services Act 2001.
Australian means a person who:
(a) is an Australian citizen; or
(b) is not an Australian citizen but is permitted to travel to, enter and remain in Australia indefinitely under the Migration Act 1958.
Commonwealth officer has the same meaning as in the Crimes Act 1914‑1960.
criminal laws of the Jervis Bay Territory means laws in force in that Territory (including unwritten laws):
(a) creating offences or imposing criminal liability for offences; or
(b) dealing with capacity to incur criminal liability; or
(c) providing a defence or for reduction of the degree of criminal liability; or
(d) dealing with other subjects declared by regulation to be within the ambit of the criminal laws of the Jervis Bay Territory; or
(e) providing for the interpretation of laws of the kinds mentioned above.
declared agreement or arrangement means a relevant agreement or arrangement that regulations made for the purposes of section 3B provide is a declared agreement or arrangement for the purposes of this Act.
declared foreign country means a foreign country that regulations made for the purposes of section 3C provide is a declared foreign country for the purposes of this Act.
declared part of a foreign country means a part of a foreign country that regulations made for the purposes of section 3C provide is a declared part of a foreign country for the purposes of this Act.
foreign country:
(a) means any country other than Australia or an external Territory (whether or not an independent sovereign State); and
(b) includes:
(i) all the territory and maritime areas over which the country exercises sovereignty or sovereign rights; and
(ii) the air space over those areas.
international organisation means an organisation:
(a) of which Australia and a country or countries other than Australia are members; or
(b) that is constituted by a person or persons representing Australia and a person or persons representing a country or countries other than Australia.