4Definitions

#### 4 Definitions In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears: > access has the same meaning as in the Online Safety Act 2021. > ACMA means the Australian Communications and Media Authority. > ACMA official has the same meaning as in the Australian Communications and Media Authority Act 2005. > Australia, when used in a geographical sense, includes the external Territories. > Australian‑customer link has the meaning given by section 8. > Australian police force means: (a) the Australian Federal Police; or (b) the police force of a State or Territory. > bet includes wager. > broadcasting service means a broadcasting service (as defined by the Broadcasting Services Act 1992) provided in Australia. > business includes a venture or concern in trade or commerce, whether or not conducted on a regular, repetitive or continuous basis. To avoid doubt, the fact that a club or association provides services to its members does not prevent those services from being services provided in the course of carrying on a business. > carriage service has the same meaning as in the Telecommunications Act 1997. > civil penalty order has the same meaning as in the Regulatory Powers Act. > civil penalty provision has the same meaning as in the Regulatory Powers Act. > civil proceeding includes a civil action. > content service means a content service (as defined by the Telecommunications Act 1997) provided using a listed carriage service. > credit has the meaning given by section 11A. > datacasting licence has the same meaning as in the Broadcasting Services Act 1992. > datacasting service means a datacasting service (within the meaning of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992) that is provided in Australia under a datacasting licence. > designated broadcasting link has the meaning given by section 8C. > designated country has the meaning given by section 9A. > designated country‑customer link has the meaning given by section 9B. > designated datacasting link has the meaning given by section 8C. > designated interactive gambling service means: (a) a prohibited interactive gambling service; or (b) an unlicensed regulated interactive gambling service. > designated internet gambling matter has the meaning given by section 35. > designated notification scheme means a scheme: (a) in the nature of a scheme for substituted service; and (b) under which the ACMA is taken, for the purposes of this Act, to have notified each internet service provider of a matter or thing. > Note: For example, the ACMA may make matters or things available on the internet (with or without security measures). > digital currency has the same meaning as in the A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999. > electronic equipment includes: (a) an electronic apparatus; and (b) an electronic device. > engage in conduct means: (a) do an act; or (b) omit to perform an act. > excluded gaming service has the meaning given by section 8B. > excluded lottery service has the meaning given by section 8D. > excluded wagering service has the meaning given by section 8A. > exempt service has the meaning given by section 10. > Federal Court means the Federal Court of Australia. > gambling service means: (a) a service for the placing, making, receiving or acceptance of bets; or (b) a service the sole or dominant purpose of which is to introduce individuals who wish to make or place bets to individuals who are willing to receive or accept those bets; or (c) a service for the conduct of a lottery; or (d) a service for the supply of lottery tickets; or (e) a service for the conduct of a game, where: (i) the game is played for money or anything else of value; and (ii) the game is a game of chance or of mixed chance and skill; and (iii) a customer of the service gives or agrees to give consideration to play or enter the game; or (f) a gambling service (within the ordinary meaning of that expression) that is not covered by any of the above paragraphs. > game includes an electronic game. > illegal interactive gambling service means a prohibited interactive gambling service that is provided in contravention of subsection 15(2A). > industry code has the meaning given by section 33. > industry standard has the meaning given by section 34. > in‑play betting service has the meaning given by section 10B. > internet carriage service means a listed carriage service that enables end‑users to access the internet. > internet service provider has the same meaning as in the Online Safety Act 2021. > listed carriage service has the same meaning as in the Telecommunications Act 1997. > lottery includes an electronic lottery. > Note: A keno‑type lottery is an example of a lottery. > online provider rule has the meaning given by section 54. > personal information has the same meaning as in the Privacy Act 1988. > place‑based betting service has the meaning given by section 8BA. > prohibited interactive gambling service has the meaning given by section 5. > Note: This definition relates to the offence provisions and civil penalty provisions set out in section 15 and Part 7A. > prohibited internet gambling content has the meaning given by section 8F. > regulated interactive gambling service has the meaning given by section 8E. > Regulatory Powers Act means the Regulatory Powers (Standard Provisions) Act 2014. > related company group means a group of 2 or more bodies corporate, where each member of the group is related to each other member of the group. For this purpose, the question whether a body corporate is related to another body corporate is to be determined in the same manner as that question is determined under the Corporations Act 2001. > sporting event has a meaning affected by section 10A. > telephone betting service has the meaning given by section 8AA. > ticket includes an electronic ticket. > trade promotion gambling service has the meaning given by section 8BB. > unlicensed regulated interactive gambling service means a regulated interactive gambling service that is provided in contravention of subsection 15AA(3). > wagering service means a service covered by paragraph (a) or (b) of the definition of gambling service. > wagering service provider means a person who provides a wagering service. > wagering turnover of a person for a financial year means so much of the turnover of the person for the financial year as is attributable to the provision of wagering services. > wholesale gambling service means a gambling service to the extent to which it is provided to a person who: (a) is the provider of a gambling service; and (b) holds a licence (however described) under a law of a State or Territory that authorises the provision of the service mentioned in paragraph (a).