3 Definitions

In this Declaration:

abalone spatula means a device that:

(a) has a blade that is broad, flat and flexible; and

(b) is used to pry abalone from the seabed.

ACMA means the Australian Communications and Media Authority.

Act means the Telecommunications Act 1997.

anchor chain assembly means a length of chain that connects an anchor with an anchor line.

anchor line means a rope or chain used to suspend an anchor from a ship.

Australia has the same meaning as in clause 2 of Schedule 3A to the Act.

Australian waters has the meaning given by clause 2 of Schedule 3A to the Act.

bar means the unit of measurement for ultrasonic pressure waves.

benthos means animals or plants that:

(a) are sedentary; and

(b) live on the seabed.

branching unit means any part of a submarine cable that allows the cable to branch.

breaking strain, in relation to an object, means the force required for an object to break.

cable carrier, in relation to a submarine cable that is within the Southern Sydney Protection Zone, means:

(a) if a submarine cable is a network unit — the carrier that owns or jointly owns the cable, or is named in a nominated carrier declaration that is in force in relation to the cable; or

(b) if a submarine cable is not a network unit and was installed after the commencement of Schedule 3A of the Act — a carrier that held a protection zone installation permit under Schedule 3A to install the cable in the protection zone; or

(c) in any other case — the carrier that owns, or jointly owns, a network unit that is immediately connected to the cable, or is named in a nominated carrier declaration in force in relation to that network unit.

circle type hook means a circular fishing hook where the barb of the hook faces its shaft.

civil engineering work includes:

(a) planning, design, construction, maintenance, management and demolition of a fixed structure or public works; and

(b) depositing sand in a place.