Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated ActsIn this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:
"Associate Commissioner" means an Associate Commissioner appointed under section 25.
"Chair" means the Chair of the Commission.
"Commission" means the Productivity Commission established by this Act, and includes a Division of the Commission performing functions of the Commission.
"Commissioner" means:
(a) the Chair; or
(b) a Commissioner appointed under section 24.
"Commonwealth authority" means:
(a) a body (whether incorporated or not) established for a public purpose by or under a law of the Commonwealth or of a Territory; or
(b) a company or other body corporate in which the Commonwealth, a Territory or a body referred to in paragraph (a) has a controlling interest.
"CSC" (short for Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation) has the same meaning as in the Governance of Australian Government Superannuation Schemes Act 2011 .
"Division" means a Division of the Commission established under section 40.
"government body" includes:
(a) a body consisting of representatives of 2 or more government bodies; and
(b) an international government body.
"hearing" means a hearing held for the purposes of an inquiry.
"industry" means industry of any kind (including any business or activity relating to goods or services), and a reference to industry is a reference to industry in general, a particular industry, a part of an industry, or a group or groups of particular industries.
"inquiry" means an inquiry held under this Act.
"member" means:
(a) a Commissioner (including the Chair); or
(b) an Associate Commissioner.
"subject of Commonwealth power" means any matter with respect to which the Parliament has power to make laws.