Sydney 2000 Games (Indicia and Images) Protection Act 1996
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7 General definitions
(1) In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:
Australia includes the following external Territories:
(a) Christmas Island;
(b) Cocos (Keeling) Islands;
(c) Norfolk Island.
broadcast means a transmission by means of:
(a) a broadcasting service within the meaning of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992; or
(b) something that would be such a broadcasting service if the definition of broadcasting service in subsection 6(1) of that Act were amended by omitting all the words from and including “but does not include” to the end of the definition.
continental shelf has the same meaning as in the Seas and Submerged Lands Act 1973.
Federal Court means the Federal Court of Australia.
licensed user means a person in relation to whom a licence under section 14 is in force.
prescribed court means a court that is a prescribed court by virtue of section 50.
register means the register of licensed users established and maintained by SOCOG for the purposes of section 16.
Secretary means the Secretary of the Department.
SOCOG means the Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games constituted by the Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games Act 1993 of New South Wales.
SPOC means Sydney Paralympic Organising Committee Limited incorporated under the law of New South Wales.
Sydney 2000 Games means:
(a) the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games; and
(b) the Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games.
Sydney 2000 Games images means:
(a) common Sydney 2000 Games images; and
(b) Sydney 2000 Olympic Games images; and
(c) Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games images;
as defined in section 9.
Sydney 2000 Games indicia means:
(a) common Sydney 2000 Games indicia; and
(b) Sydney 2000 Olympic Games indicia; and
(c) Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games indicia;
as defined in section 8.
Sydney 2000 Olympic Games means the Games of the XXVII Olympiad in Sydney in the year 2000.