3Interpretation

### 3 Interpretation > In this Act – > > > ***affidavit*** includes – > > > > > > (a) any affirmation, statutory declaration or other declaration; and > > > > > > > (b) any acknowledgment, examination or attestation; and > > > > > > > (c) for the purpose of [section 7](#GS7@EN) , any deposition or statement made by an informant or a complainant; > > > ***appointed person*** means a person appointed under [section 9](#GS9@EN) to take and receive evidence; > > > ***commissioner for declarations*** means a person referred to in [section 12](#GS12@EN) ; > > > ***consular agent*** means – > > > > > > (a) a consul-general, consul, vice-consul or consular agent; and > > > > > > > (b) an acting consul-general, acting consul, acting vice-consul or acting consular agent; > > > ***declared office*** means an office declared under [section 8](#GS8@EN) ; > > > ***diplomatic agent*** means – > > > > > > (a) any ambassador, envoy, high commissioner, minister, head of mission, commissioner, *charge d'affaires*, counsellor or secretary at any embassy, legation, high commission or commission; and > > > > > > > (b) a trade commissioner; and > > > > > > > (c) a person appointed to hold or act in a declared office in a country or place outside Australia; > > > ***judicial authority*** means a judge, person, court or body authorised by the law of a place outside this State to take or receive evidence on oath in that place; > > > ***oath*** includes an affirmation and a declaration; > > > ***relevant matter*** includes – > > > > > > (a) age; and > > > > > > > (b) the capacity to hear, understand or communicate.