Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00095:section:3:p12
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00095
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 3 (pt 12/13)
Character Range: 42167–44761

or authority of a State, in relation to the Ombudsman of a State, shall be read as including a reference to:
 (i) the Australian Capital Territory; or
 (ii) a Territory authority as defined by section 3 of the Australian Capital Territory (Self‑Government) Act 1988;
  as the case requires.
 (8) A reference in this Act to the international relations of the Commonwealth is a reference to the relations of the Commonwealth with the Government of another country or with an international organization.
 (9) For the purposes of this Act, the Australian Federal Police shall be deemed to be a prescribed authority.
 (10) In the application of this Act in relation to the Australian Federal Police, references in this Act to an officer of a prescribed authority shall be read as references to an AFP appointee.
 (11) For the purposes of this Act (other than subsection (6)), the Defence Force shall be deemed to be a prescribed authority.
 (12) In the application of this Act in relation to the Defence Force:
 (a) references in this Act to an officer of a prescribed authority shall be read as references to a member of the Defence Force;
 (b) references in this Act to the principal officer of a prescribed authority shall be read as references to the Chief of the Defence Force; and
 (c) references in this Act to the responsible Minister, in relation to a matter in relation to a prescribed authority, or in relation to action taken by a prescribed authority in or in relation to a matter, shall be read as references to the Minister for Defence or another Minister acting for and on behalf of the Minister for Defence.
 (13) For the purposes of this Act, any matter (including a report) concerning both the Defence Force and the Department of Defence may, by arrangement between the Defence Force Ombudsman, the Chief of the Defence Force and the principal officer of the Department of Defence, be communicated by the Defence Force Ombudsman to either the Chief of the Defence Force or the principal officer of that Department.
 (13A) For the purposes of this Act, the ACC is taken to be a prescribed authority.
 (14) For the purposes of this Act:
 (a) the officers of a court or tribunal (other than the chief executive officer); and
 (b) the members of the staff of the registry or registries of a court or tribunal; and
 (c) officers or employees of a Department, or of an authority of the Commonwealth, whose services are made available to a court or tribunal; and
 (d) persons declared by the regulations to be members of the staff of a court or tribunal for the purposes of this Act;
are