3Interpretation

3 Interpretation

In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:

aircraft means any machine or craft that can derive support in the atmosphere from the reactions of the air.

authorised officer means: (a) an officer of Customs; or (b) any other person authorised in writing by the Comptroller‑General of Customs to be an authorised officer for the purposes of this Act.

charge means the charge, called passenger movement charge, imposed by the Passenger Movement Charge Act 1978.

charge stamp means a charge stamp issued under this Act.

child: without limiting who is a child of a person for the purposes of this Act, each of the following who is under 18 years old is the child of a person:

(a) an adopted child, stepchild or exnuptial child of the person;
(b) someone who is a child of the person within the meaning of the Family Law Act 1975.

Comptroller‑General of Customs means the person who is the Comptroller‑General of Customs in accordance with subsection 11(3) or 14(2) of the Australian Border Force Act 2015.

crew member, in relation to an aircraft or a ship, includes the person in charge of the aircraft or ship.

de facto partner has the meaning given by the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.

emergency passenger means a person:

(a) who arrives in Australia as a passenger on an aircraft or a ship only because of:
(i) the illness of a person (including that person) on board the aircraft or ship; or
(ii) bad weather conditions; or
(iii) another kind of emergency; and
(b) who departs from Australia as soon as it is reasonably practicable for the person to do so.

exemption stamp means a stamp issued under this Act for denoting exemption from liability to charge.

external Territory does not include:

(aa) Norfolk Island; or
(a) the Territory of Christmas Island; or
(b) the Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands.

officer of Customs has the same meaning as in subsection 4(1) of the Customs Act 1901.

positioning crew member means:

(a) a passenger on an aircraft whose departure from Australia is undertaken for the purpose of later becoming a crew member of that aircraft, another aircraft or a ship; or
(b) a passenger on a ship whose departure from Australia is undertaken for the purpose of later becoming a crew member of that ship or another ship.