3Interpretation

### 3 Interpretation > In this Act – > > > ***air cushion vehicle*** means a vehicle that is designed to be supported when in motion wholly or partly by air expelled from the vehicle to form a cushion of which the boundaries include the water or other surface beneath the vehicle; > > > ***asset*** includes any business or property; > > > ***Australian Accounting Standards*** means Statements of Accounting Standards issued jointly by the National Councils of the Australian Society of Certified Practising Accountants and The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia or their successors; > > > ***Authority*** means the Marine and Safety Authority established under [section 4](#GS4@EN) ; > > > ***Board*** means the Board of Directors of the Authority; > > [*\[Section 3 Amended by No. 8 of 2006, s. 4, Applied:25 Oct 2006\]*](/view/html/inforce/2006-10-25/act-2006-008#GS4@Hpa@EN) [*\[Section 3 Amended by No. 31 of 2013, s. 35, Applied:02 Sep 2013\]*](/view/html/inforce/2013-09-02/act-2013-031#GS35@Hpa@EN) > > > [*\[Section 3 Amended by No. 31 of 2013, s. 35, Applied:02 Sep 2013\]*](/view/html/inforce/2013-09-02/act-2013-031#GS35@Hpa@EN) ***certificate of survey*** means a certificate of survey issued by the National Regulator that warrants that a vessel complies with the vessel survey requirements of the National Law; > > > ***chairperson*** means the chairperson of the Board appointed under [section 8(1)(a)](#GS8@Gs1@Hpa@EN) ; > > > ***chief executive officer*** means the chief executive officer of the Authority appointed under [section 16](#GS16@EN) ; > > [*\[Section 3 Amended by No. 50 of 2000, s. 4, Applied:14 Jul 2000\]*](/view/html/inforce/2000-07-14/act-2000-050#GS4@Hpa@EN) > > > [*\[Section 3 Amended by No. 50 of 2000, s. 4, Applied:14 Jul 2000\]*](/view/html/inforce/2000-07-14/act-2000-050#GS4@Hpa@EN) ***coastal waters*** means – > > > > > > (a) any part of the territorial sea of Australia adjacent to the State within 3 nautical miles of the baseline by reference to which the territorial limits of Australia are defined for the purposes of international law; and > > > > > > > (b) the marine or tidal waters on the landward side of any territorial sea of Australia adjacent to the State; > > > ***commencement day*** means the day proclaimed under [section 2](#GS2@EN) ; > > > [*\[Section 3 Amended by No. 31 of 2013, s. 35, Applied:02 Sep 2013\]*](/view/html/inforce/2013-09-02/act-2013-031#GS35@Hpb@EN) ***commercial purpose*** means a purpose for which a vessel is to be used which results in the vessel being a commercial vessel; > > [*\[Section 3 Amended by No. 8 of 2006, s. 4, Applied:25 Oct 2006\]*](/view/html/inforce/2006-10-25/act-2006-008#GS4@Hpb@EN) [*\[Section 3 Amended by No. 31 of 2013, s. 35, Applied:02 Sep 2013\]*](/view/html/inforce/2013-09-02/act-2013-031#GS35@Hpb@EN) > > > [*\[Section 3 Amended by No. 8 of 2006, s. 4, Applied:25 Oct 2006\]*](/view/html/inforce/2006-10-25/act-2006-008#GS4@Hpb@EN) [*\[Section 3 Amended by No. 31 of 2013, s. 35, Applied:02 Sep 2013\]*](/view/html/inforce/2013-09-02/act-2013-031#GS35@Hpb@EN) ***commercial vessel*** has the same meaning as domestic commercial vessel in the National Law; > > > [*\[Section 3 Amended by No. 42 of 2001, Sched. 1, Applied:15 Jul 2001\]*](/view/html/inforce/2001-07-15/act-2001-042#JS1@Ja45@GC1@EN) ***corporation*** means a corporation as defined in the Corporations Act; > > > ***director*** means a person referred to in [section 8(1)](#GS8@Gs1@EN) or [9(1)](#GS9@Gs1@EN) ; > > > [*\[Section 3 Amended by No. 31 of 2013, s. 35, Applied:02 Sep 2013\]*](/view/html/inforce/2013-09-02/act-2013-031#GS35@Hpc@EN) ***domestic commercial vessel*** has the same meaning as in the National Law; > > > ***employee*** means a person referred to in [section 19](#GS19@EN) who is not a contractor or a consultant; > > > ***financial statements*** means the financial statements prepared under [section 25](#GS25@EN) ; > > > ***former Act*** means the [Marine Act 1976](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1976-018) ; > > > ***former Authority*** means the Navigation and Survey Authority of Tasmania constituted under the former Act; > > > ***former board*** means a board within the meaning of the former Act; > > > ***marine facility*** means any facility, structure or equipment used in relation to the navigation and operation of vessels; > > [*\[Section 3 Amended by No. 31 of 2013, s. 35, Applied:02 Sep 2013\]*](/view/html/inforce/2013-09-02/act-2013-031#GS35@Hpd@EN) > > > [*\[Section 3 Amended by No. 31 of 2013, s. 35, Applied:02 Sep 2013\]*](/view/html/inforce/2013-09-02/act-2013-031#GS35@Hpd@EN) ***master*** has the same meaning as in the National Law; > > > [*\[Section 3 Amended by No. 31 of 2013, s. 35, Applied:02 Sep 2013\]*](/view/html/inforce/2013-09-02/act-2013-031#GS35@Hpd@EN) ***National Law*** means – > > > > > > (a) the Commonwealth domestic commercial vessel national law within the meaning of the [Marine Safety (Domestic Commercial Vessel National Law Application) Act 2013](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2013-004) ; and > > > > > > > (b) the applied provisions within the meaning of the [Marine Safety (Domestic Commercial Vessel National Law Application) Act 2013](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2013-004) ; > > > [*\[Section 3 Amended by No. 31 of 2013, s. 35, Applied:02 Sep 2013\]*](/view/html/inforce/2013-09-02/act-2013-031#GS35@Hpd@EN) ***National Regulator*** has the same meaning as in the National Law; > > > [*\[Section 3 Amended by No. 31 of 2013, s. 35, Applied:02 Sep 2013\]*](/view/html/inforce/2013-09-02/act-2013-031#GS35@Hpd@EN) ***owner of a vessel*** has the same meaning as in the National Law; > > > [*\[Section 3 Amended by No. 50 of 2000, s. 4, Applied:14 Jul 2000\]*](/view/html/inforce/2000-07-14/act-2000-050#GS4@Hpb@EN) ***port company*** means a company formed under the [Port Companies Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1997-014) ; > > > ***port operator*** means – > > > > > > (a) a company formed under the [Port Companies Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1997-014) ; or > > > > > > > (b) a person who operates a port or marine facility; > > > ***trading vessel*** means a vessel, other than a fishing vessel, that is used or is intended to be used – > > > > > > (a) in connection with any business or commercial activity; or > > > > > > > (b) wholly or principally for – > > > > > > > > > > (i) the carriage of passengers or cargo for hire or reward; or > > > > > > > > > > > (ii) the provision of services to ships or shipping, whether for reward or otherwise; > > > ***transfer day*** means the day on which a transfer under [section 31](#GS31@EN) takes effect; > > > [*\[Section 3 Amended by No. 8 of 2006, s. 4, Applied:25 Oct 2006\]*](/view/html/inforce/2006-10-25/act-2006-008#GS4@Hpc@EN) ***unseaworthy*** means unseaworthy within the meaning of [section 38B(1)](#GS38B@Gs1@EN) ; > > [*\[Section 3 Amended by No. 31 of 2013, s. 35, Applied:02 Sep 2013\]*](/view/html/inforce/2013-09-02/act-2013-031#GS35@Hpe@EN) > > > [*\[Section 3 Amended by No. 31 of 2013, s. 35, Applied:02 Sep 2013\]*](/view/html/inforce/2013-09-02/act-2013-031#GS35@Hpe@EN) ***vessel*** has the same meaning as in the National Law and includes any other prescribed craft, or any other craft of a prescribed class, used for recreational purposes; > > > ***wharf*** includes – > > > > > > (a) any landing place, marshalling yard, pier, jetty or dock used for the landing or shipping of cargo; and > > > > > > > (b) any approaches to, and spaces under, a wharf; and > > > > > > > (c) any shed or other structure on a wharf.