Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

AUSTRALIAN LAW REFORM COMMISSION ACT 1996 - SECT 3

    In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:

"Commission" means the Australian Law Reform Commission.

"Commonwealth laws" means:

  (a)   laws (including Territory laws) made by, or by the authority of, the Parliament; and

  (b)   any other laws (including Territory laws) that the Parliament has power to repeal or amend.

"judicial office" means:

  (a)   an office of a judge, magistrate or justice of a federal court or a court of a State or Territory; or

  (b)   an office whose holder has, under an Act of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory, the same status as a judge, magistrate or justice of a federal court or a court of a State or Territory.

"laws" includes common law and equity rules.

"management advisory committee" means the management advisory committee established under section   27.

"management advisory committee member" means a member of the management advisory committee.

"member" means a member of the Commission, and includes the President.

"Parliamentary Committee" means a Committee of either House, or of both Houses, of the Parliament.

"President" means the President of the Commission, and includes any person for the time being acting in the office of President.

"reference" means a reference to the Commission by the Attorney - General under this Act.