3Interpretation

### 3 Interpretation > > (1)  In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears – > > > > > ***adjoining land***, in relation to a corridor, means land that adjoins the corridor; > > > > > ***adjoining landholder*** means an owner, or occupier, of adjoining land; > > > > > ***business licence*** means a business licence granted in accordance with [section 23](#GS23@EN) ; > > > > > ***business permission*** means a business permission granted under [section 45](#GS45@EN) ; > > > > > ***corridor*** means a strategic infrastructure corridor; > > > > > ***corridor authorisation*** means – > > > > > > > > (a) a use permission; and > > > > > > > > > (b) a service infrastructure permission; and > > > > > > > > > (c) a business permission; and > > > > > > > > > (d) a private road construction permission; and > > > > > > > > > (e) a private road use permission; and > > > > > > > > > (f) a permit granted under the regulations; > > > > > ***corridor crossing*** means a place where a public road or a private road intersects with a corridor; > > > > > ***corridor development plan***, in relation to a corridor, means a corridor development plan, declared under [section 62(6)(b)](#GS62@Gs6@Hpb@EN) in relation to the corridor, that is in force; > > > > > ***corridor management plan***, in relation to a corridor, means a corridor management plan, declared under [section 62(6)(b)](#GS62@Gs6@Hpb@EN) in relation to the corridor, that is in force; > > > > > ***corridor (other matters) plan***, in relation to a corridor, means a corridor (other matters) plan, declared under [section 62(6)(b)](#GS62@Gs6@Hpb@EN) in relation to the corridor, that is in force; > > > > > ***corridor manager***, in relation to a corridor, means the person who is appointed under [section 29](#GS29@EN) to be the corridor manager in relation to the corridor; > > > > > ***corridor notice*** means a notice that is in force under [section 6(1)](#GS6@Gs1@EN) , as the notice is amended if at all, under [section 7](#GS7@EN) ; > > > > > ***corridor plan***, in relation to a corridor, means – > > > > > > > > (a) a corridor development plan in relation to the corridor; and > > > > > > > > > (b) a corridor management plan in relation to the corridor; and > > > > > > > > > (c) a vegetation management plan in relation to the corridor; and > > > > > > > > > (d) a corridor (other matters) plan in relation to the corridor; > > > > > ***corridor safety and use objectives***, in relation to a corridor, means – > > > > > > > > (a) the safety of persons on the corridor; and > > > > > > > > > (b) the use of the corridor for a designated recreational use, if any; and > > > > > > > > > (c) the potential use in future of the corridor for any reserved purpose; > > > > > ***CPR plan*** means a plan within the Central Plan Register; > > > > > ***Crown land*** has the same meaning as in the [Crown Lands Act 1976](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1976-028) ; > > > > > ***designated recreational use***, in relation to a corridor – see [section 30](#GS30@EN) ; > > > > > ***emergency*** includes, but is not limited to including, an imminent threat to the corridor safety and use objectives, whether the threat arises from natural or man-made causes; > > > > > ***emergency works*** means works to deal with an emergency; > > > > > ***licence*** means a licence granted in accordance with [section 21](#GS21@EN) ; > > > > > ***limitation***, in relation to land – > > > > > > > > (a) means any trust, reservation, restriction, exception, encumbrance, limitation, estate, or interest, in or in relation to the land, however created or imposed, including by virtue of a sealed plan within the meaning of [section 80 of the](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1993-096#GS80@EN) [Local Government (Building and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1993](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1993-096) ; and > > > > > > > > > (b) includes any highway, right of way and footpath and any road reserve, or other reserve, under an Act; > > > > > ***managing authority***, in relation to a corridor, means the managing authority, in relation to the corridor, under [section 25](#GS25@EN) ; > > > > > ***owner***, in relation to land, means any one or more of the following: > > > > > > > > (a) in the case of a fee simple estate in the land – the person in whom the estate is vested; > > > > > > > > > (b) in the case of land that is not registered under the [Land Titles Act 1980](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1980-019) and is subject to a mortgage – the person for the time being holding the equity of redemption in that mortgage; > > > > > > > > > (c) in the case of land held under a tenancy for life – the person who is the life tenant; > > > > > > > > > (d) in the case of land held under a lease for a term of not less than 99 years or for a term of not less than another prescribed period – the person who is the lessee of the land; > > > > > > > > > (e) in the case of land in respect of which a person has a prescribed interest – the person with the prescribed interest; > > > > > > > > > (f) in the case of land that has not been alienated from the Crown – the Minister, authority, or other person, responsible for managing the land; > > > > > ***planning scheme*** has the same meaning as it has in the [Land Use Planning and Approvals Act 1993](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1993-070) ; > > > > > ***preserved limitation*** means a limitation that is declared a preserved limitation under [section 13](#GS13@EN) ; > > > > > ***preserved right*** means a right that is declared a preserved right under [section 13](#GS13@EN) ; > > > > > ***private road*** means a road (other than a public road), a lane, a path, or a stock crossing, that crosses a corridor; > > > > > ***private road construction permission*** means a private road construction permission, granted under [section 87](#GS87@EN) , that is in force; > > > > > ***private road use permission*** means a private road use permission, granted under [section 82](#GS82@EN) , that is in force; > > > > > ***protective protocol*** means a protocol, standard or restriction, in relation to the use of land, that is issued by a statutory authority and includes, but is not limited to including, such a protocol, standard or restriction in relation to any of the following: > > > > > > > > (a) an agricultural or industrial research or development project; > > > > > > > > > (b) air, soil or water quality; > > > > > > > > > (c) biological control; > > > > > > > > > (d) crop security; > > > > > > > > > (e) food standards or hygiene; > > > > > > > > > (f) occupational health and safety; > > > > > > > > > (g) plant or animal quarantine; > > > > > > > > > (h) product processing; > > > > > > > > > (i) waste treatment; > > > > > ***public road*** means any road – > > > > > > > > (a) open to or used by the public; or > > > > > > > > > (b) to which the public have, or are authorised to have, access – > > > > > > whether on payment of fee or otherwise; > > > > > ***rail infrastructure*** has the same meaning as it has in the [Rail Infrastructure Act 2007](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2007-036) ; > > > > > ***railway track*** means any combination of rails, rail connectors, sleepers, ballast, points and crossings, or, if installed, substitute devices, that are situated on a corridor; > > > > > ***recreational purposes*** means for the purpose of – > > > > > > > > (a) use by walkers or runners; or > > > > > > > > > (b) use by horse riders; or > > > > > > > > > (c) use by persons riding bicycles, including power-assisted bicycles; or > > > > > > > > > (d) use for a prescribed recreational activity; > > > > > ***Register*** means the register of title kept under section 33 of the [Land Titles Act 1980](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1980-019) ; > > > > > ***reserve management plan***, in relation to a corridor, means a reserve management plan, declared under [section 61(4)(b)](#GS61@Gs4@Hpb@EN) in relation to the corridor, that is in force; > > > > > ***reserved purpose*** has the meaning it has in [section 4](#GS4@EN) ; > > > > > ***responsible manager***, in relation to a corridor, means – > > > > > > > > (a) the corridor manager in relation to the corridor; or > > > > > > > > > (b) if there is no corridor manager in relation to the corridor – the managing authority in relation to the corridor; > > > > > ***right*** includes – > > > > > > > > (a) a right, interest, power, remedy, discretion and authority; and > > > > > > > > > (b) any right of access, including railway access; and > > > > > > > > > (c) a right related to any highway, right of way or footpath or to a road reserve, or other reserve, under an Act; > > > > > ***routine works*** means works, or improvements, in relation to a corridor, that consist of – > > > > > > > > (a) repairs or maintenance of structures and facilities; or > > > > > > > > > (b) minor works, or improvements, that are necessary to keep the corridor in good order; or > > > > > > > > > (c) the erection of signs, or other structures, to provide information to the public relating to the corridor safety and use objectives; or > > > > > > > > > (d) the erection, repair or maintenance of any fencing – > > > > > > but does not include emergency works; > > > > > ***Secretary*** means the Secretary of the Department; > > > > > ***service infrastructure permission*** means a service infrastructure permission, granted under [section 73(1)](#GS73@Gs1@EN) , that is in force; > > > > > ***statutory authority*** means – > > > > > > > > (a) an incorporated body, or an unincorporated body, that – > > > > > > > > > > > > (i) is established, constituted or continued by or under an Act or under the royal prerogative; and > > > > > > > > > > > > > (ii) is a body which, or of which the governing body, wholly or partly comprises a person or persons appointed by the Governor, a Minister of the Crown or another statutory authority; and > > > > > > > > > (b) a Minister or a person who is appointed to an office under an Act; > > > > > ***strategic infrastructure corridor*** – > > > > > > > > (a) means an area of land that is declared by a corridor notice to be a strategic infrastructure corridor; and > > > > > > > > > (b) includes any area of land that is included in the corridor by an alteration under [section 7](#GS7@EN) of the area of land that is within a corridor – > > > > > > but does not include any area of land that is excluded from the corridor by an alteration under [section 7](#GS7@EN) of the area of land that is within the corridor; > > > > > ***substantial fixed infrastructure*** means – > > > > > > > > (a) a tunnel; and > > > > > > > > > (b) a bridge; and > > > > > > > > > (c) a structure, or a member of a class of structures, which structure or class is declared under [subsection (2)](#GS3@Gs2@EN) to be substantial fixed infrastructure – > > > > > > but does not include a tunnel, a bridge, a structure, or a member of a class of structures that is a tunnel, bridge, structure, or a member of a class of structures, that is declared under [subsection (2)](#GS3@Gs2@EN) to not be substantial fixed infrastructure; > > > > > ***use permission*** means a use permission, granted under [section 53](#GS53@EN) , that is in force; > > > > > ***vegetation management plan***, in relation to a corridor, means a vegetation management plan, declared under [section 62(6)(b)](#GS62@Gs6@Hpb@EN) in relation to the corridor, that is in force. > > > (2)  The Minister, by notice, may – > > > > > > (a) declare to be substantial fixed infrastructure a structure, or members of a class of structures, that is or are situated on an area of land that is, or is intended to become, part of a corridor; or > > > > > > > (b) declare a bridge, a tunnel, a structure, or a class of structures, that is or are situated on an area of land that is, or is intended to become, part of a corridor, to not be substantial fixed infrastructure. > > > (3)  A notice under [subsection (2)](#GS3@Gs2@EN)  – > > > > > > (a) is not a statutory rule for the purposes of the [Rules Publication Act 1953](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1953-050) ; and > > > > > > > (b) is not subordinate legislation for the purposes of the [Subordinate Legislation Act 1992](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1992-030) . > > > (4)  A reference in this Act – > > > > > > (a) to a corridor includes a reference to a part of a corridor; and > > > > > > > (b) to a corridor, in relation to a corridor manager, the managing authority, or a responsible manager, is to be taken to be a reference to any part of a corridor and to the corridor manager, the managing authority, or the responsible manager, in relation to the part of the corridor. > > > (5)  A reference in this Act to a function or power, by or under this Act, of a managing authority or a corridor manager includes a function or power conferred or imposed on the authority or manager by virtue of being a responsible manager.