means an investigable matter involving a transport vehicle where:

(a) a person dies or suffers serious injury as a result of an occurrence associated with the operation of the vehicle; or

means any of the following sites associated with an accident:

(a) a site containing the transport vehicle or any of its wreckage;

(b) a site where there is an impact point associated with the accident;

means:

(a) an accident site; or

(b) premises that it is necessary to enter in order to get to an accident site.

means any machine or craft used in air navigation, however propelled or moved.

or

Australian Transport Safety Bureau

means the Australian Transport Safety Bureau established by section 12.

, when used in a geographical sense, includes the external Territories.

means:

(a) an aircraft registered in Australia; or

(b) an aircraft owned by the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory.

means a federal court or a court of a State or Territory.

means a ship used by the Australian Defence Force.

means a ship having Australian nationality by virtue of section 29.

means:

(a) an Australian aircraft; or

(b) an Australian ship; or

(c) a rail vehicle operating in Australia.

means the appointed in accordance with subsection 13(1).

means the Chief Commissioner: see section 15.

means any proceedings before an Australian court, other than criminal proceedings.

Note: Civil proceedings includes a coronial inquiry. See the definition of

court

.

means an installation in Australia designed or used to facilitate the operation or maintenance of a transport vehicle that is not an exempt transport vehicle.

means the Chief and a part‐time .

of an unincorporated association means a body (however described) that governs, manages or conducts the affairs of the association.

means:

(a) the Commonwealth; or

(b) an authority of the Commonwealth; or

(c) a corporation in which the Commonwealth, or an authority of the Commonwealth, has a controlling interest.

means a place referred to in paragraph 52(i) of the Constitution, other than the seat of government.

means:

(a) a corporation to which paragraph 51(xx) of the Constitution applies; or

(b) a body corporate that is incorporated in a Territory.