Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated ActsIn this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:
CEO means the Chief Executive Officer of the Parliamentary Workplace Support Service.
"electorate employee" means a person employed by a parliamentarian under subsection 11(1).
"employing individual" : see section 3AA.
"Finance Minister" means the Minister administering the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 .
"IPSC" means the Independent Parliamentary Standards Commission.
"office-holder" means:
(a) a person who holds a relevant office; or
(b) a person, not being a parliamentarian, who held the office of Prime Minister; or
(c) a parliamentarian in respect of whom a determination under section 4 is in force.
parliamentarian means a senator or a member of the House of Representatives.
"personal employee" means a personal employee (Ministerial) or a personal employee (non - Ministerial).
"personal employee (Ministerial)" means a person employed by a Minister under subsection 11(2).
"personal employee (non-Ministerial)" means a person employed by an office - holder other than a Minister under subsection 11(3).
PWSS means the Parliamentary Workplace Support Service.
"relevant office" means:
(a) an office of Minister; or
(b) the office of Leader of the Opposition in the Senate; or
(c) the office of Leader of the Opposition in the House of Representatives; or
(d) the office of Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Senate; or
(e) the office of Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the House of Representatives; or
(f) an office of leader or deputy leader, in a House of the Parliament, of a recognized political party (other than an office that is held by a person who also holds an office referred to in any of the preceding paragraphs of this definition).
"workplace" means a place where work is carried out by persons employed under this Act and includes any place where an employee goes, or is likely to be, while at work.