(1) In this section:
"Territory staff" means:
(a) the Head of Administration;
(b) an Associate Head of Administration;
(c) the transitional Territory staff;
(d) the members of the teaching service;
(e) the Commissioner, Deputy Commissioner and members of the Australian Capital Territory Fire Brigade under the Fire Brigade (Administration) Act 1974 of the Territory; and
(f) persons employed under the Legislative Assembly (Members' Staff) Act 1989 of the Territory.
(2) Until the commencement of the amendments of the Commonwealth Employees Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 made by this Act, that Act applies in relation to the members of the Territory staff as if:
(a) the Territory were a Commonwealth authority within the meaning of that Act;
(b) those members were employed by that authority under a law of the Commonwealth; and
(c) the principal officer in relation to that authority were the Head of Administration.