Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00095:section:3:p13
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00095
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 3 (pt 13/13)
Character Range: 44541–46834

an authority of the Commonwealth, whose services are made available to a court or tribunal; and
 (d) persons declared by the regulations to be members of the staff of a court or tribunal for the purposes of this Act;
are to be taken to be members of the staff of the court or tribunal.
 (15) A reference in this section to an officer of a court or tribunal does not include a judge of a court or a member of a tribunal.
 (16) In relation to anything that concerns:
 (a) a chief executive officer, in relation to a court or tribunal; or
 (b) a Parliamentary Department;
a reference to which this subsection applies has effect in accordance with subsection (18).
 (17) Subsection (16) applies to the following references:
 (a) a reference in any of the following provisions to the responsible Minister:
 (i) paragraph 8(7A)(b);
 (ii) subsections 8(8) and (9);
 (iii) paragraph 8(10)(c);
 (iv) subsection 11A(5);
 (v) subparagraphs 35(3)(b)(i) and (ia);
 (b) the reference in paragraph 8(10)(a) to the Minister administering a Department;
 (c) the reference in subsection 15(6) to the Minister concerned.
 (18) A reference to which subsection (16) applies is to be read as follows:
 (a) in the case of the chief executive officer, in relation to a court, the reference is to be read as a reference to the chief justice or chief judge (however described) of the court;
 (b) in the case of the Chief Executive Officer and Principal Registrar of the Administrative Review Tribunal, the reference is to be read as a reference to the President of the Administrative Review Tribunal;
 (c) in the case of the chief executive officer, in relation to a tribunal (other than the Administrative Review Tribunal), the reference is to be read as a reference to the president or principal member (however described) of the tribunal or, if the tribunal consists of a single member, as a reference to that member;
 (d) in the case of the Department of the Senate, the reference is to be read as a reference to the President of the Senate;
 (e) in the case of the Department of the House of Representatives, the reference is to be read as a reference to the Speaker;
 (f) in the case of any other Parliamentary Department, the reference is to be read as a reference to the President of the Senate and the Speaker.