Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00616:section:8:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00616
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 8 (pt 1/4)
Character Range: 18165–21018

8  Definitions
  In this Act:
ACIC means the agency known as the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission established by the Australian Crime Commission Act 2002.
affected agency, in relation to a machinery of government change: see section 73A.
agency has the meaning given by section 71.
allocation, in relation to a disclosure:
 (a) means the allocation of the handling of the disclosure under section 43; and
 (b) includes the reallocation of the handling of the disclosure as decided under section 45.
Example: One situation in which a disclosure may be reallocated under section 45 is in response to a recommendation by the Ombudsman or the IGIS under section 55.
another law or power means:
 (a) a law of the Commonwealth (including procedures under such a law), other than this Act; or
 (b) the executive power of the Commonwealth.
Australia, when used in a geographical sense, includes the external Territories.
Australian legal practitioner has the same meaning as in the Evidence Act 1995.
Australian police force means the Australian Federal Police or the police force of a State or Territory.
authorised internal recipient has the meaning given by section 34.
authorised officer has the meaning given by section 36.
belongs: section 69 sets out when a public official belongs to an agency.
Cabinet information means:
 (a) information contained in a document that is an exempt document under section 34 of the Freedom of Information Act 1982; or
 (b) information the disclosure of which would involve the disclosure of any deliberation, or decision, of the Cabinet or a committee of the Cabinet.
change time, in relation to a machinery of government change: see section 73A.
chief executive officer has the meaning given by subsection 73(2).
Commonwealth company has the same meaning as in the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013.
Commonwealth contract has the meaning given by subsections 30(3) and (4).
Commonwealth entity has the same meaning as in the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013.
Commonwealth tribunal means:
 (a) a body established as a tribunal by or under a law of the Commonwealth; or
 (b) a statutory officeholder prescribed by the PID rules for the purposes of this paragraph.
completed, in relation to an investigation under Division 2 of Part 3, has the meaning given by subsection 52(2).
contracted service provider has the meaning given by subsection 30(2).
corruption issue has the same meaning as in the National Anti‑Corruption Commission Act 2022.
Defence Department means the Department administered by the Minister administering Part III of the Defence Act 1903, and includes:
 (a) the Defence Force; and
 (b) the Australian Defence Force Cadets.
Department means:
 (a) a Department of State (including the Defence Department), excluding any part that is itself a