68TADefinitions

#### 68TA Definitions > In this Part: > aircraft has the same meaning as in the Civil Aviation Act 1988. > ASA means the Australian Submarine Agency. > ASD means the Australian Signals Directorate. > authorised person means a person: (a) who is: (i) a member of the Australian Defence Force; or (ii) an AFP appointee (within the meaning of the Australian Federal Police Act 1979); or (iii) a member of the police force or police service of a State or Territory; or (iv) authorised by the Secretary or the Chief of the Defence Force under subsection 68TC(1) to be an authorised person; or (v) authorised by the Head of ASA under subsection 68TC(3) to be an authorised person; or (vi) authorised by the Director‑General of ASD under subsection 68TC(5) to be an authorised person; and (b) who has appropriate training, qualifications, skills or experience in conducting counter‑UXS measures. > counter‑UXS measures includes, but is not limited to, the following measures: (a) measures to identify a UXS device; (b) measures to detect and track a UXS device; (c) measures to disable a UXS device; (d) measures to interfere with, or manipulate, the operation of a UXS device (including diverting or re‑routing the device); (e) measures to take control of a UXS device; (f) measures to modify a UXS device; (g) measures to seize, capture or detain a UXS device; (h) measures to destroy a UXS device; (i) measures to exploit a UXS device (including using the device for defence purposes). > defence asset means any of the following: (a) a vehicle, vessel or aircraft that is owned by the Commonwealth for use by the Australian Defence Force or the Department; (b) a vehicle, vessel or aircraft belonging to, or operated by, a visiting force within the meaning of the Defence (Visiting Forces) Act 1963; (c) an asset declared for the purposes of this paragraph by the Minister under section 68TD. > Defence contractor means a person who is engaged to perform either or both of the following kinds of services for the Department, the Australian Defence Force, the ASA or the ASD: (a) security services; (b) services in relation to counter‑UXS measures. > defence premises has the meaning given by subsection 71A(1) of the Act. > personal information has the same meaning as in the Privacy Act 1988. > protected defence area means any of the following: (a) a defence area; (b) a defence aviation area; (c) defence premises; (d) any of the following that is in Australia, and is owned or occupied by the Commonwealth for use by the ASA or the ASD: (i) an area of land or any other place (whether or not it is enclosed or built on); (ii) a building or other structure; (e) a defence prohibited area as mentioned in subsection 87(2); (f) a defence practice area as mentioned in subsection 87(3); (g) an area of land declared by the Minister under section 116Q of the Act; (h) a restricted area within the meaning of the Defence (Special Undertakings) Act 1952; (i) naval waters within the meaning of the Control of Naval Waters Act 1918; (j) a Commonwealth explosives area within the meaning of section 13 of the Explosives Act 1961; (k) an area declared for the purposes of this paragraph by the Minister under section 68TE of this instrument. > sensitive information has the same meaning as in the Privacy Act 1988. > UXS device: see section 68TB. > vessel has the same meaning as in the Navigation Act 2012.