4Definitions

4 Definitions

4 Definitions

(1) In this Act—

aircraft means any airborne craft, including a fixed wing craft, helicopter, gyrocopter, glider, hang glider, hot air balloon, drone and airship.

animal means any animal-life (other than human), whether vertebrate or invertebrate and in any stage of biological development, and includes a dead animal.

aquatic reserve means an aquatic reserve declared under Division 2 of Part 5.

authorised officer—see section 66.

Authority means the Marine Estate Management Authority established under Division 1 of Part 2.

biological diversity means the diversity of life and is made up of the following 3 components—

(a) genetic diversity—the variety of genes (or units of heredity) in any population,

(b) species diversity—the variety of species,

(c) ecosystem diversity—the variety of communities of ecosystems.

Commonwealth Native Title Act means the Native Title Act 1993 of the Commonwealth.

Crown land has the same meaning as it has in the Crown Land Management Act 2016.

diligent inquiry—see section 79.

function includes a power, authority or duty, and exercise a function includes perform a duty.

management plan for a marine park or an aquatic reserve means the management plan for the marine park or aquatic reserve adopted under Division 5 of Part 5.

management rules for a marine park or an aquatic reserve means the management rules for the marine park or aquatic reserve set out in a regulation referred to in section 42.

marine park means a marine park declared under Division 1 of Part 5.

marine estate—see section 6.

Marine Protected Areas Fund means the Marine Protected Areas Fund established under section 74.

mineral includes coal, shale or petroleum.

native title holder has the same meaning as it has in the Commonwealth Native Title Act.

owner has the same meaning as it has in the Local Government Act 1993, and includes a native title holder.

plant means any plant-life, whether vascular or non-vascular and in any stage of biological development, and includes fungi, lichens and dead plants.

possession of a thing includes having the thing under control at any place, even though some other person has physical possession of the thing.