South Australian Consolidated Acts

ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION (SEA DUMPING) ACT 1984 - SECT 3

3—Interpretation

        (1)         In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears—

"coastal waters" means, in relation to the State, that part of the sea that is from time to time included in the coastal waters of the State by virtue of the Coastal Waters (State Powers) Act 1980 of the Commonwealth;

"the Convention" means the Convention entitled "Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and other Matter" being the Convention of a copy of which in the English language is set out in Schedule 1, as amended by—

            (a)         the amendments set out in the Attachment to the Resolution a copy of which in the English language is set out in Schedule 2; and

            (b)         the amendments set out in the Attachment to the Resolution a copy of which in the English language is set out in the Schedule 3; and

            (c)         any other amendment to the Convention—

                  (i)         which is accepted by Australia; and

                  (ii)         which, as a copy of that amendment in the English language, is set out in the regulations;

"holder of a permit" means the person to whom a permit has been granted under Part 3;

"inspector" means—

            (a)         a person appointed as an inspector under section 20; or

            (b)         a member of a police force who is an inspector by virtue of section 20;

"owner", in relation to a vessel, aircraft or platform, includes—

            (a)         every person who is a co-owner of the vessel, aircraft or platform or of any part of, or any share in, the vessel, aircraft or platform; and

            (b)         every person who has the use or control (whether alone or jointly with another person or other persons) of the vessel, aircraft or platform;

"permit" means a permit granted under Part 3;

"person in charge" means—

            (a)         in relation to a vessel—the master or other person in charge of the vessel; or

            (b)         in relation to an aircraft—the person in charge of the aircraft; or

            (c)         in relation to a platform—the person in charge of the operations conducted on or from the platform;

"platform" means any manmade structure at sea, that is fixed to the seabed beneath coastal waters;

"premises" means—

            (a)         a building, structure or place (including a vehicle); or

            (b)         a part of premises as defined above.

        (2)         Except so far as the contrary intention appears, an expression that is used both in this Act and in the Convention (whether or not a particular meaning is assigned to it by the Convention) has, in this Act, the same meaning as in the Convention.