Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00724:section:5:p4
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00724
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 5 (pt 4/5)
Character Range: 23814–26786

of a House of the Parliament means the committee of that House responsible for inquiring into matters of privilege.
protected disclosure: see section 24H.
public report means a report under section 22 that is published by the PWSS on its website.
PWSS means the Parliamentary Workplace Support Service established by section 12.
PWSS Advisory Board means the Parliamentary Workplace Support Service Advisory Board established by section 42.
PWSS Consultative Committee means the Parliamentary Workplace Support Service Consultative Committee established by section 57.
PWSS rules means rules made under section 69.
referrer, for a conduct issue referral, means the person who makes the referral.
relevant conduct means:
 (a) pre‑Code conduct; or
 (b) post‑Code conduct.
respondent for a conduct issue: see subsection 24AA(2).
responsible Commissioner or Commissioners: see section 24AE.
review decision: see subsection 24DD(5).
review panel: see subsection 24DD(1).
Secretary, in relation to a Parliamentary Department, means the Secretary of that Department for the purposes of the Parliamentary Service Act 1999.
sensitive information means information the disclosure of which:
 (a) could prejudice the security, defence or international relations of Australia; or
 (b) would prejudice relations between:
 (i) the Commonwealth Government and the Government of a State or Territory; or
 (ii) the Government of a State or Territory and the Government of another State or Territory; or
 (c) would involve disclosing:
 (i) deliberations or decisions of the Cabinet, or of any committee of the Cabinet, of the Commonwealth or of a State; or
 (ii) deliberations or advice of the Federal Executive Council or the Executive Council of a State or the Northern Territory; or
 (iii) deliberations or decisions of the Australian Capital Territory Executive or of a committee of that Executive; or
 (d) could endanger a person's life or physical safety; or
 (e) could prejudice the protection of public safety; or
 (f) would prejudice the fair trial of any person or the impartial adjudication of a matter; or
 (g) would prejudice the proper enforcement of the law; or
 (h) would involve disclosing information whose disclosure is prohibited (absolutely or subject to qualifications) by or under another law of the Commonwealth; or
 (i) would involve unreasonably disclosing a person's personal information; or
 (j) would involve unreasonably disclosing confidential commercial information.
serious breach finding, in relation to the respondent for a conduct issue: see paragraph 24CY(1)(d).
serious offence means:
 (a) an offence against a law of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory involving assault or sexual assault; or
 (b) any other offence prescribed by the PWSS rules.
staff of the PWSS means the staff described in section 38.
State or Territory law enforcement entity means:
 (a) a police force or police service of a State or Territory; or
 (b) any other authority or