Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2018L00316:reg:7:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2018L00316
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 7 (pt 1/2)
Character Range: 7203–9934

7  Definitions
Note: A number of expressions used in this instrument are defined in the Act, including the following:
(a) Chief of the Defence Force;
(b) Defence Force;
(c) Member;
(d)  officer;
(e) The Secretary.
  In this instrument:
Act means the Defence Act 1903.
appointing authority for a Commission means:
 (a) if the Commission is appointed by the Chief of the Defence Force and the Secretary acting jointly under subsection 8(1)—both of those persons acting jointly; or
 (b) otherwise—the person who appoints the Commission under subsection 8(1).
COI assistant of a Commission means a person appointed under section 9 or subsection 13(2) as an assistant of the Commission.
COI member of a Commission means a person appointed under paragraph 8(3)(a) or subsection 8(4) or 13(2) as a member of the Commission and includes a member appointed as the President of the Commission.
COI official of a Commission means:
 (a) a COI assistant of the Commission; or
 (b) a COI member of the Commission; or
 (c) a legal practitioner appointed under section 10 or subsection 13(2) to assist the Commission.
COI records of a Commission means:
 (a) the transcript or other record of oral evidence given to a COI assistant of the Commission or at a hearing of the Commission; or
 (b) documents produced to a COI assistant or COI member of the Commission or at a hearing of the Commission; or
 (c) documents prepared by a COI official of the Commission that relate to the Commission's inquiry.
COI report of a Commission means a report relating to the Commission's inquiry prepared in accordance with section 24.
Commission means a Commission of Inquiry appointed under subsection 8(1).
engage in conduct includes omitting to perform an act.
inquiry officer means a person appointed under subsection 44(1) or 48(1) as an inquiry officer.
inquiry official means:
 (a) an inquiry officer; or
 (b) an IO assistant of the inquiry officer.
IO assistant of an inquiry officer means a person appointed under section 45 or subsection 48(1) as an assistant of the inquiry officer.
IO records of an inquiry officer means:
 (a) the transcript or other record of oral evidence given to the inquiry officer or an IO assistant of the inquiry officer; or
 (b) documents produced to the inquiry officer or the IO assistant of the inquiry officer; or
 (c) documents prepared by the inquiry officer, or the IO assistant of the inquiry officer, that relate to the inquiry officer's inquiry.
IO report of an inquiry officer means a report relating to the inquiry officer's inquiry prepared in accordance with section 57.
President of a Commission means the person appointed under paragraph 8(3)(b) or (c) or subsection 13(2) as the President of the Commission.