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#### 3 Definitions > Note: A number of expressions used in these Regulations are defined in the Act, including the following: (a) court; (b) Territory. (1) In these Regulations: > accredited body means a body accredited, under the laws of a State and in accordance with the Commonwealth‑State agreement, as an accredited body for the Convention. > Act means the Family Law Act 1975. > adoption compliance certificate means a certificate issued in accordance with article 23 of the Convention. > Bureau means the Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law. > Central Authority means a person or office designated for a Convention country under article 6 of the Convention. > child means an individual who is under 18 years. > Commonwealth Central Authority has the meaning given by regulation 5. > Commonwealth‑State agreement means the “Commonwealth‑State agreement for the implementation of the Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Cooperation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption”: (a) made between the Commonwealth and the States and Territories; and (b) that commenced operation on 9 April 1998. > Convention means the Convention on Protection of Children and Cooperation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption: (a) mentioned in subsection 111C(1) of the Act; and (b) a copy of the English text of which is set out in Schedule 1. > Convention country has the meaning given by regulation 4. > parental responsibility, in relation to a child, has the same meaning as in section 61B of the Act. > receiving State has the same meaning as in article 2 of the Convention. > State includes Territory. > State Central Authority has the meaning given by regulation 8. > State of origin has the same meaning as in article 2 of the Convention. > working day means a day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday. (2) A reference in these Regulations to a form by number is a reference to the form so numbered in Schedule 3.