Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00742:section:23:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00742
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 23 (pt 1/4)
Character Range: 68768–71330

23  Immediate circle
 (1) For the purposes of this Act, a person's immediate circle consists of the person, together with the following persons:
 (a) if the person is an individual—an employee of the individual;
 (b) if the person is a partnership—an employee of the partnership;
 (c) if the person is a body corporate:
 (i) an officer of the body corporate;
 (ii) if another body corporate is related to the first‑mentioned body corporate (within the meaning of the Corporations Act 2001)—that other body corporate and an officer of that other body corporate;
 (d) if the person is the Commonwealth:
 (i) an authority or institution of the Commonwealth (other than an authority or institution that carries on a business as a core function) and a constituent member or an employee of such an authority or institution;
 (ii) an officer or employee of the Commonwealth;
 (iii) a member of the Australian Defence Force;
 (iv) a member of the Australian Federal Police;
 (v) a member of the Parliament and a member of the staff of a member of the Parliament;
 (vi) a person who holds or performs the duties of an office under the Constitution or a law of the Commonwealth;
 (e) if the person is a State:
 (i) an authority or institution of the State (other than an authority or institution that carries on a business as a core function) and a constituent member or an employee of such an authority or institution;
 (ii) an officer or employee of the State;
 (iii) a member of the police force of the State;
 (iv) a member of the Parliament of the State and a member of the staff of a member of the Parliament of the State;
 (v) a person who holds or performs the duties of an office under a law of the State;
 (f) if the person is a Territory:
 (i) an authority or institution of the Territory (other than an authority or institution that carries on a business as a core function) and a constituent member or an employee of such an authority or institution;
 (ii) an officer or employee of the Territory;
 (iii) a member of the police force of the Territory;
 (iv) a member of the Legislative Assembly of the Territory and a member of the staff of a member of the Legislative Assembly of the Territory;
 (v) a person who holds or performs the duties of an office under a law of the Territory;
 (g) if the person is an authority or institution of the Commonwealth (other than an authority or institution that carries on a business as a core function):
 (i) a constituent member or an employee of the authority or institution;
 (ii) the Commonwealth;
 (iii) an officer