3Interpretation

3 Interpretation

In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:

approved person means a person who is an approved person for the purposes of this Act by virtue of an appointment under section 8.

CEO means the Chief Executive Officer of Customs.

commencing date means the date on which this Act is to be deemed to have come into operation.

eligible reticulation gas means gas supplied to premises by means of pipes, being gas the production of which involves the use of liquefied petroleum gas or naphtha.

eligible use, in relation to liquefied petroleum gas or eligible reticulation gas, means:

(a) the use of the gas at residential premises in providing food and drink for, in providing heating, air‑conditioning, hot water or similar amenities for, or in meeting other domestic requirements of, residents of the premises;
(b) the use of the gas at a hospital, nursing home or other institution providing medical or nursing care, not being an institution conducted for the profit, direct or indirect, of a person;
(c) the use of the gas at a school, not being a school conducted for the profit, direct or indirect, of an individual or individuals;
(d) any other use of the gas outside a natural gas area, not being:
(i) use in a prescribed industry; or
(ii) use in the propulsion of a vehicle, other than a works truck.

gas cylinder means a cylinder designed to contain liquefied petroleum gas.

industry means a primary, secondary or tertiary industry, and includes a field of governmental activity, of public or community services (including health and educational services) or of entertainment, sport or recreation.

natural gas area means a part of Australia that is, by virtue of a declaration in force under subsection 3A(1), a natural gas area for the purposes of this Act.

officer means an officer of the Department.

period to which this Act applies means the period that commenced on 28 March 1980 and ends on 30 September 1985.

prescribed cylinder means a gas cylinder designed to contain not more than 46 kg of liquefied petroleum gas, but does not include a gas cylinder designed with liquid draw‑off for the supply of fuel to an internal combustion engine.

prescribed industry means an industry that is, by virtue of a declaration in force under subsection 3B(1), a prescribed industry for the purposes of this Act.