3Interpretation

3 Interpretation

(1) In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:

agreement means any agreement, arrangement or understanding:

(a) whether formal or informal or partly formal and partly informal;
(b) whether written or oral or partly written and partly oral; and
(c) whether or not having legal or equitable force and whether or not based on legal or equitable rights.

authorized officer means:

(a) the Secretary of the Department administered by the Minister; or
(b) an officer of that Department appointed by the Secretary of that Department by writing under his hand to be an authorized officer for the purposes of this Act.

child, in relation to a person, includes an adopted child, a step‑child or an ex‑nuptial child of that person.

commencing day means the day on which this Act comes into operation.

contravention, in relation to a provision of this Act, includes a failure to comply with that provision.

corporation means a body corporate that:

(a) is a foreign corporation;
(b) is a trading corporation formed within the limits of the Commonwealth; or
(c) is incorporated in an internal Territory.

Court means the Federal Court of Australia.

director, in relation to a body corporate, includes any person occupying or acting in the position of director of the body corporate, by whatever name called and whether or not validly appointed to occupy or duly authorized to act in the position.

foreign corporation means a foreign corporation within the meaning of paragraph 51 (xx) of the Constitution, and includes a body corporate that is incorporated in an external Territory.

franchise agreement means a franchise agreement, within the meaning of the Petroleum Retail Marketing Franchise Act 1980, to which that Act applies, and franchisee and franchisor shall be construed accordingly.

lease includes a sub‑lease.

month means one of the 12 months of the year.

motor fuel means any fuel to be used in propelling road vehicles, other than diesel fuel or liquefied gas.

parent, in relation to a person, means a person of whom that person is a child.