5Reference provisions

5 Reference provisions (1) A reference in this Act to a permit area, a lease area, a licence area, an authorisation area or an authority area is a reference to the area to which the permit, lease, licence, authorisation or authority applies at the relevant time. (2) A reference in this Act to this Act includes a reference to the regulations. (3) Without limiting section 37(a) of the **Interpretation of Legislation Act 1984**, a reference in this Act to a person using a neuter pronoun is not to be taken to indicate that an individual is not included as well as any other person, unless the contrary intention appears. (4) For the purposes of this Act, a person carries out a petroleum operation by starting, or continuing to carry on, the operation.