3Terms used

3.Terms used

(1)In these regulations —

authorised purposes means the purposes of —

(a)providing or securing supplies and services required by the community, or any substantial portion of the community; or

(b)preventing supplies or services being disposed of in a manner prejudicial to the attainment of the objects of Part III of the Act; or

(c)ascertaining the holdings of all fuel, energy and power resources and the administration of those resources by the State; or

(d)maintaining, controlling and regulating supplies and services so as to secure a sufficiency of those essential to the wellbeing of the community or their equitable distribution, including by a permit or rationing system; or

(e)ensuring that the whole resources of the community are available for use, and are used, in a manner best calculated to serve the interests of the community;

Commissioner of Main Roads includes a deputy appointed under the Main Roads Act 1930 section 7(2);

departmental CEO means a chief executive officer of a department of the Public Service;

employee —

(a)of a departmental CEO — means a public service officer or other person who is in or of, or is employed or works in, the departmental CEO’s department; or

(b)of the Commissioner of Main Roads — means —

(i)an employee, officer or servant of the Commissioner of Main Roads mentioned in the Main Roads Act 1930 section 10; or

(ii)a person of whose services the Commissioner of Main Roads makes use under section 10A of that Act;

or

(c)of the Public Transport Authority — means —

(i)the chief executive officer as defined in the Public Transport Authority Act 2003 section 3; or

(ii)a person employed, engaged or appointed by the Public Transport Authority as mentioned in section 10(1) or (2) of that Act; or

(iii)a person of whose services the Public Transport Authority makes use under section 10(3) or 11 of that Act;

government information holder means —

(a)a departmental CEO; or

(b)the Commissioner of Main Roads; or

(c)the Public Transport Authority; or

(d)a port authority established under the Port Authorities Act 1999; or

(e)a body established by the Electricity Corporations Act 2005 section 4(1); or

(f)a local government, regional local government or regional subsidiary;

hold, in relation to information or documents, means to have possession or control of the information or documents, whether alone or jointly with others;

Minister means the Minister for Energy and Decarbonisation;