Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2019C00092:section:7:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2019C00092
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 7 (pt 1/4)
Character Range: 11547–14486

7  Interpretation
  In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:
acting SES employee means a non‑SES employee who is acting in a position usually occupied by an SES employee.
APS employee has the same meaning as in the Public Service Act 1999.
Australian Fair Pay and Conditions Standard has the same meaning as in the Fair Work (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 2009.
Note: See Schedules 4 and 9 of the Fair Work (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 2009 in relation to the application of the Australian Fair Pay and Conditions Standard.
Australian Public Service Commissioner means the Australian Public Service Commissioner appointed under the Public Service Act 1999.
authorised member of a Parliamentary party means:
 (a) the Leader of the Parliamentary party; or
 (b) a member of the Parliamentary party authorised, in writing, by the Leader of the Parliamentary party to act under the provision in which the expression occurs.
budget means an annual Commonwealth budget.
caretaker period for a general election has the same meaning as in Schedule 1 to the Charter of Budget Honesty Act 1998.
category of Parliamentary Service employee means one of the following categories:
 (a) ongoing Parliamentary Service employees;
 (b) Parliamentary Service employees engaged for a specified term or for the duration of a specified task;
 (c) Parliamentary Service employees engaged for duties that are irregular or intermittent.
Classification Rules means rules made under section 23.
Code of Conduct means:
 (a) the rules in section 13; and
 (b) any rules and orders made by the Senate or the House of Representatives under section 50 of the Constitution that apply to Parliamentary Service employees.
Commissioner means the Parliamentary Service Commissioner appointed under this Act.
Commonwealth body means:
 (a) a Commonwealth entity, or a Commonwealth company, within the meaning of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013; or
 (b) the High Court of Australia.
Department means a Department of the Parliament that is established under this Act.
designated Parliamentary party, during the caretaker period for a general election, means a political party at least 5 members of which were members of the Parliament of the Commonwealth immediately before the caretaker period.
Note: The Parliamentary Budget Officer may treat 2 or more political parties as a single designated Parliamentary party for the purpose of preparing a post‑election report (see subsection 64MA(2)).
determinations means determinations under this Act other than Part 9.
election commitment, in relation to a general election, means a policy that a Parliamentary party has publicly announced it intends to seek to have implemented after the election.
enterprise agreement has the same meaning as in the Fair Work Act 2009.
Executive Agency has the same meaning as in the Public Service Act