Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00855:section:3:p3
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00855
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 3 (pt 3/5)
Character Range: 11530–14490

1986 by the Sex Discrimination Commissioner (within the meaning of that Act).
Note: The Independent Review commenced in 2021.
Independent Review document means:
 (a) a document given to, or received by, the Independent Review, or a person performing functions in relation to the Review, for the purposes of the Review; or
 (b) a document brought into existence by the Independent Review or a person performing functions in relation to the Review.
material means records and other objects.
material of the Archives means records in the care of the Archives (other than current Commonwealth records relating to the administration of the Archives).
National Witness Protection Program means the Program by that name established by the Witness Protection Act 1994.
object does not include a building or other structure or a vessel, aircraft or vehicle, other than a prescribed vessel, aircraft or vehicle.
open access period, in relation to a record, has the meaning given by the following provisions:
 (a) for a Cabinet notebook—section 22A;
 (b) for a record containing Census information—section 22B;
 (ba) for a record that is an Independent Review document or a PWSS document—section 22C;
 (c) for any other record—subsection (7) of this section.
Parliamentary Department means a Department of the Parliament established under the Parliamentary Service Act 1999.
person includes a Commonwealth institution or an organization.
PWSS document means:
 (a) a document given to, or received by, any of the following bodies in connection with the performance of the body's functions:
 (i) the Parliamentary Workplace Support Service;
 (ii) the Parliamentary Workplace Support Service Advisory Board;
 (iii) the Parliamentary Workplace Support Service Consultative Committee;
 (iv) the Independent Parliamentary Standards Commission; or
 (b) a document brought into existence by any of the bodies mentioned in paragraph (a); or
 (c) a document transferred to the Parliamentary Workplace Support Service under item 4 of Schedule 2 to the Parliamentary Workplace Support Service (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Act 2023;
but does not include a document relating to the administration of any of the bodies mentioned in paragraph (a).
record means a document, or an object, in any form (including any electronic form) that is, or has been, kept by reason of:
 (a) any information or matter that it contains or that can be obtained from it; or
 (b) its connection with any event, person, circumstance or thing.
Note: For the definition of document, see section 2B of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.
responsible Minister, in relation to a Commonwealth record, means the Minister to whose ministerial responsibilities the record is most closely related.
Royal Commission means a Commissioner or Commissioners appointed by the Governor‑General in the name of the Sovereign to make inquiry and report upon any matter.
Tribunal means the Administrative