Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00093:section:3:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00093
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 3 (pt 1/4)
Character Range: 5880–8762

3  Interpretation
 (1) In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:
ACIC means the agency known as the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission established by the Australian Crime Commission Act 2002.
adverse security assessment has the same meaning as in Part IV of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979.
AGO means that part of the Defence Department known as the Australian Geospatial‑Intelligence Organisation, and any part of the Defence Force that performs functions on behalf of that part of the Department.
APS Code of Conduct means the rules in section 13 of the Public Service Act 1999.
ASD means the Australian Signals Directorate.
ASIO means the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation continued in existence by the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979.
ASIO affiliate has the same meaning as in the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979.
ASIO employee has the same meaning as in the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979.
ASIS means the Australian Secret Intelligence Service.
Australia, when used in a geographical sense, includes the external Territories.
CEO of ACIC means the Chief Executive Officer of ACIC.
Commonwealth agency means the following:
 (a) a Department of State, or an Agency within the meaning of the Public Service Act 1999;
 (b) the Australian Defence Force;
 (c) an intelligence agency;
 (d) a body, whether incorporated or not, established for public purposes by or under a law of the Commonwealth;
 (e) the holder of an office established for public purposes by or under a law of the Commonwealth;
 (f) a body, whether incorporated or not, declared to be a Commonwealth agency by a legislative instrument made under subsection (4).
contracted service provider, for an IGIS contract, means:
 (a) a person who is a party to the IGIS contract and who is responsible for the provision of services to the Inspector‑General under the IGIS contract; or
 (b) a subcontractor for the IGIS contract.
Defence Department means the Department of State that deals with defence and that is administered by the Minister administering section 1 of the Defence Act 1903.
DIO means that part of the Defence Department known as the Defence Intelligence Organisation.
disclosable conduct has the same meaning as in the Public Interest Disclosure Act 2013.
discrimination has the same meaning as in the Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986.
employee, in relation to a Commonwealth agency, means a person who is employed, whether in a permanent or temporary capacity, in the agency.
head means:
 (a) in relation to ASIO—the Director‑General of Security; or
 (b) in relation to ASIS—the Director‑General of ASIS; or
 (ba) in relation to ASD—the Director‑General of ASD; or
 (c) in relation to AGO—the Director of AGO; or
 (d) in relation to DIO—the Director of DIO; or
 (e)