CHAPTER 6
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THE DICTIONARY
PART 6-1
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CONCEPTS AND TOPICS
Division 960
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General
Subdivision 960-T
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Meaning of Australia
History
Subdiv 960-T inserted by No 2 of 2015.
Operative provisions
SECTION 960-505
Meaning of Australia
Territories
960-505(1)
Australia
, when used in a geographical sense, includes each of the following:
(a)
Norfolk Island;
(b)
the Coral Sea Islands Territory;
(c)
the Territory of Ashmore and Cartier Islands;
(d)
the Territory of Christmas Island;
(e)
the Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands;
(f)
the Territory of Heard Island and the McDonald Islands.
Note:
Section
15B
of the
Acts Interpretation Act 1901
provides that an Act is taken to have effect in the coastal sea of Australia as if the coastal sea were part of Australia.
History
S 960-505(1) amended by No 53 of 2015, s 3 and Sch 1 items 16 and 17, by substituting
"
Note
"
for
"
Note 1
"
and repealing note 2, applicable in relation to the 2016-17 income year and later income years. Note 2 formerly read:
Note 2:
Division 1A of Part III of the
Income Tax Assessment Act 1936
provides special rules in relation to residents of Norfolk Island.
Offshore areas
960-505(2)
Australia
, when used in a geographical sense, includes an offshore area for the purposes of the
Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006
.
Note 1:
The offshore area includes all things located in that area, including all installations and structures such as oil and gas rigs. The area also extends to the airspace over, and the sea-bed and subsoil beneath, that area.
Note 2:
The offshore area includes the exclusive economic zone and the continental shelf of Australia.
History
S 960-505(2) substituted by No 59 of 2019, s 3 and Sch 2 item 16, effective 30 August 2019. S 960-505(2) formerly read:
960-505(2)
Australia
, when used in a geographical sense, includes each of the following areas:
(a)
an offshore area for the purpose of the
Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006
;
(b)
the Joint Petroleum Development Area (within the meaning of the
Petroleum (Timor Sea Treaty) Act 2003
).
Note 1:
The offshore area and the Joint Petroleum Development Area include all things located in those areas, including all installations and structures such as oil and gas rigs. The areas also extend to the airspace over, and the sea-bed and subsoil beneath, those areas.
Note 2:
The offshore area and the Joint Petroleum Development Area include the exclusive economic zone and the continental shelf of Australia.
History
S 960-505 inserted by No 2 of 2015, s 3 and Sch 4 item 6, applicable to an income year, a year of income or a tax period that commences on or after 1 July 2015.