3Definitions

#### 3 Definitions In this Act: > applied provisions means the provisions of the Bunker Oil Convention mentioned in section 11 as they have the force of law as part of the law of the Commonwealth. > appropriate insurance certificate has the meaning given by section 15. > Australia, when used in a geographical sense, includes the external Territories. > Authority means the Australian Maritime Safety Authority established by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority Act 1990. > Bunker Oil Convention means: (a) the International Convention on Civil Liability for Bunker Oil Pollution Damage, 2001, done at London on 23 March 2001; or (b) if the Convention has been amended by any amendment that has entered into force for Australia—the Convention as so amended. > Note: In 2008, the text of the Convention was accessible through the Australian Treaties Library on the AustLII website (www.austlii.edu.au). > Civil Liability Convention has the same meaning as in the Bunker Oil Convention. > coastal sea of Australia or an external Territory has the same meaning as in subsection 15B(4) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901. > constitutional corporation means a corporation to which paragraph 51(xx) of the Constitution applies. > enforcement officer means: (a) an officer of Customs within the meaning of the Customs Act 1901; or (b) an inspector within the meaning of the Navigation Act 2012; or (c) a person included in a class of persons prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this paragraph. > government ship means a ship (including a warship) that is owned or operated by: (a) the Commonwealth, a State, a Territory or a foreign country; or (b) an authority of the Commonwealth, a State, a Territory or a foreign country. > gross tonnage has the same meaning as in the Bunker Oil Convention. > incident has the same meaning as in the Bunker Oil Convention. > offshore facility has the same meaning as in the Bunker Oil Convention. > person has the same meaning as in the Bunker Oil Convention. > Note: See also sections 28 (partnerships) and 29 (unincorporated associations). > pollution damage has the same meaning as in the Bunker Oil Convention. > preventive measures has the same meaning as in the Bunker Oil Convention. > regulated Australian vessel: a ship is a regulated Australian vessel if it is a regulated Australian vessel for the purposes of the Navigation Act 2012. > registered owner has the same meaning as in the Bunker Oil Convention. > Secretary‑General has the same meaning as in the Bunker Oil Convention. > ship has the same meaning as in the Bunker Oil Convention. > shipowner has the same meaning as in the Bunker Oil Convention.