Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00727:section:3
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00727
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 3
Character Range: 4597–6518

3  Interpretation
  In 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.