3Interpretation

### 3 Interpretation > > (1)  In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears –[*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 85 of 1997, Sched. 4, Applied:01 Jan 1998\]*](/view/html/inforce/1998-01-01/act-1997-085#JS4@Ja12@GC1@Hpa@EN) > > > > > ***agency*** means – > > > > > > > > (a) a department or other agency of government of the State or of the Commonwealth; or > > > > > > > > > (b) an authority of the State or of the Commonwealth established for a public purpose; or > > > > > > > > > (c) a planning authority; or > > > > > > > > > (d) the Municipal Association of Tasmania; or > > > > > > > > > (e) any other person undertaking a function for the public benefit; > > > > > [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 85 of 1997, Sched. 4, Applied:01 Jan 1998\]*](/view/html/inforce/1998-01-01/act-1997-085#JS4@Ja12@GC1@Hpb@EN) [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 28 of 2009, s. 55, Applied:01 Sep 2009\]*](/view/html/inforce/2009-09-01/act-2009-028#GS55@Hpb@EN) [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 28 of 2009, s. 55, Applied:01 Sep 2009\]*](/view/html/inforce/2009-09-01/act-2009-028#GS55@Hpa@EN) ***Commission*** means the Tasmanian Planning Commission established under the [Tasmanian Planning Commission Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1997-085) ; > > > > [*\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 85 of 1997, Sched. 4, Applied:01 Jan 1998\]*](/view/html/inforce/1998-01-01/act-1997-085#JS4@Ja12@GC1@Hpc@EN) > > > > > ***State of the Environment Report*** means a report prepared under [section 29](#GS29@EN) ; > > > > > ***State Policy*** means a Tasmanian Sustainable Development Policy. > > > (2)  Words and expressions used both in this Act and in the [Land Use Planning and Approvals Act 1993](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1993-070) have in this Act, unless the contrary intention appears, the same respective meanings as they have in that Act.