Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated ActsIn this Part:
"affected person" :
(a) in relation to an internally reviewable decision--has the meaning given by section 82H; and
(b) in relation to an externally reviewable decision--has the meaning given by section 83; and
(c) in relation to an independently reviewable decision--has the meaning given by section 83EA.
"authority of a State" includes the following:
(a) a State Minister;
(b) a Department of State, or a Department of the Public Service, of a State;
(c) a Police Force of a State;
(d) a body, whether incorporated or not, established for public purposes by or under a law of a State;
(e) a body corporate in which a State or a body referred to in paragraph (d) has a controlling interest.
"externally reviewable decision" has the meaning given by section 83.
"independently reviewable decision" has the meaning given by section 83EA.
"independent reviewer" means a person engaged as an independent reviewer under section 83EF.
"internally reviewable decision" has the meaning given by section 82H.
"internal reviewer" has the meaning given by subsection 82L(1).
"prejudicial security clearance suitability assessment" means a security clearance suitability assessment in respect of a person that contains information that would or could be prejudicial to a security clearance decision in respect of the person.
"security vetting agency" means an authority of the Commonwealth, a State or an authority of a State, whose functions or activities include making security clearance decisions.
"sponsoring agency" , in relation to a security clearance, means the Commonwealth agency, State or authority of a State that sponsors the security clearance or would sponsor the security clearance if it were granted.