4—Amendment of section 4—Interpretation
(1)
Section 4(1)—after definition of "ADI" insert:
"AS" or "Australian Standard" or "AS/NZS" or "Australian/New Zealand Standard"
means a standard published by or under the authority of Standards Australia
(alone or jointly with others);
(2)
Section 4(1)—after definition of "credit union insert:
"data storage device" means any article or material (for example, a disk) from
which information is capable of being reproduced, with or without the aid of
any other article or device;
"document" includes—
(a) any
paper or other material on which there is writing; and
(b) any
map, plan, drawing, graph or photograph; and
(c) any
paper or other material on which there are marks, figures, symbols or
perforations having a meaning for persons qualified to interpret them; and
(d) any
article or material from which sounds, images or writings are capable of being
reproduced with or without the aid of any other article or device;
(3)
Section 4(1)—after the definition of "public holiday insert:
"record" includes information stored or recorded by computer or other process;
(4)
Section 4(1)—after definition of "sitting days" insert:
"Standards Association of Australia" includes—
(a)
Standards Australia International Limited; and
(b)
Standards Australia Limited (ACN 087 326 690);
"Standards Australia" means—
(a)
Standards Association of Australia; or
(b)
Standards Australia International Limited; or
(c)
Standards Australia Limited (ACN 087 326 690);
(5) Section 4(1),
definition of "statutory instrument —after paragraph (a) insert:
(ab) a
proclamation, notice, order or other instrument made by the Governor or a
Minister under an Act and published in the Gazette; or
(6) Section 4(1),
definition of "writing"—after "words" insert:
, figures, drawings or symbols
(7)
Section 4—after subsection (1) insert:
(2) A reference in an
Act or statutory instrument to—
(a)
"audiotape", "photograph",
"videotape" or other word in the form of a verb describing the capture or
recording of images or sounds by an audiorecording, cinematographic,
photographic or videorecording device includes, unless the contrary intention
appears, a reference to the capture or recording of images or sounds by a
digital device;
(b) an
"audiotape", "photograph",
"videotape" or other word in the form of a noun describing the item on which
images or sounds captured or recorded by an audiorecording, cinematographic,
photographic or videorecording device are stored or reproduced includes,
unless the contrary intention appears, a reference to a digital data storage
device;
(c) a
"book", "paper", "plan" or other word in the form of a noun describing an item
on which there is writing includes, unless the contrary intention appears, a
reference to a digital data storage device.