Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00021:section:3
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00021
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 3
Character Range: 4946–6633

3  Definitions
  In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:
Associate Commissioner means an Associate Commissioner appointed under section 25.
Chair means the Chair of the Commission.
Commission means the Productivity Commission established by this Act, and includes a Division of the Commission performing functions of the Commission.
Commissioner means:
 (a) the Chair; or
 (b) a Commissioner appointed under section 24.
Commonwealth authority means:
 (a) a body (whether incorporated or not) established for a public purpose by or under a law of the Commonwealth or of a Territory; or
 (b) a company or other body corporate in which the Commonwealth, a Territory or a body referred to in paragraph (a) has a controlling interest.
CSC (short for Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation) has the same meaning as in the Governance of Australian Government Superannuation Schemes Act 2011.
Division means a Division of the Commission established under section 40.
government body includes:
 (a) a body consisting of representatives of 2 or more government bodies; and
 (b) an international government body.
hearing means a hearing held for the purposes of an inquiry.
industry means industry of any kind (including any business or activity relating to goods or services), and a reference to industry is a reference to industry in general, a particular industry, a part of an industry, or a group or groups of particular industries.
inquiry means an inquiry held under this Act.
member means:
 (a) a Commissioner (including the Chair); or
 (b) an Associate Commissioner.
subject of Commonwealth power means any matter with respect to which the Parliament has power to make laws.