sec.4Definitions

sec.4 Definitions

In this Act— agreement means the original agreement, as amended by— the first amending agreement; and the second amending agreement; and the third amending agreement. s 4 def agreement ins 1993 No. 31 s 7 (2) amd 2001 No. 55 s 3 (3) Border Rivers ... s 4 def Border Rivers om 1968 No. 46 s 5 (a) Carrier Rivers ... s 4 def Carrier Rivers om 1968 No. 46 s 5 (b) constructing authority means the contracting government by which any works under this Act are constructed or to be constructed, or any authority constituted or appointed for the purpose of such construction. contracting government means a government which is a party to the agreement. controlling authority , where used in reference to a State, means any government department or authority of that State which under the laws of that State is authorised or required to exercise the powers and fulfil the obligations by this agreement conferred or imposed upon a controlling authority. diversion includes abstraction, impounding, and appropriation of water that diminishes or retards the volume of flow of a river. first amending agreement means the agreement a copy of which is set out in schedule 2 . s 4 def first amending agreement ins 1993 No. 31 s 7 (2) government gazette means the government gazette of the State of New South Wales or Queensland (as the case may require). Governor ... s 4 def Governor om 1993 No. 31 s 7 (1) land includes Crown lands and buildings, messuages, tenements, and hereditaments of any tenure, and any easement, right, or privilege in, over, or affecting any land. maintenance includes repairs and improvements. Minister ... s 4 def Minister om 1968 No. 46 s 5 (c) original agreement means the agreement a copy of which is set out in schedule 1 . s 4 def original agreement ins 1993 No. 31 s 7 (2) Person ... s 4 def Person om 1993 No. 31 s 7 (1) Premier ... s 4 def Premier om 1993 No. 31 s 7 (1) Prescribed ... s 4 def Prescribed om 1993 No. 31 s 7 (1) proclamation means proclamation by the Governor in Council of the State of New South Wales or Queensland published in the government gazette of that State. purposes of this Act includes purposes of the agreement. river and tributary , respectively, include any affluent, effluent, creek, anabranch, or extension of, and any lake or lagoon connected with, the river or tributary. second amending agreement means the agreement a copy of which is set out in schedule 3 . s 4 def second amending agreement ins 1993 No. 31 s 7 (2) The Agreement ... s 4 def The Agreement om 1993 No. 31 s 7 (1) the commission means the Dumaresq–Barwon Border Rivers Commission appointed for the purposes of this Act. The Schedule ... s 4 def The Schedule om 1993 No. 31 s 7 (1) third amending agreement means the agreement a copy of which is in schedule 4 . s 4 def third amending agreement ins 2001 No. 55 s 3 (2) this Act means this Act, the agreement, and any regulations made under this Act. under this Act includes under the agreement. s 4 sub 2001 No. 55 s 3 (1)