Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004C00956:section:3
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2004C00956
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 3
Character Range: 5093–7824

3  Definitions

  In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:

Appropriation Act means an Act appropriating money for the financial year ending on 30 June 1989, and includes an Act making interim provision for such an appropriation.

Audit Act Account means:
 (a) any of the following heads of account in the Trust Fund maintained under section 60 of the Audit Act 1901, namely:
  Life Be In It Program in the Australian Capital Territory
  Other Trust Monies
  Canberra Public Library Service—Literacy Material for the Handicapped Trust Fund
  Territories—Services for Other Governments and Non‑Departmental Bodies; or
 (b) any of the following Trust Accounts established under section 62A of the Audit Act 1901, namely:
  Australian Capital Territory Community Development Fund Trust Account
  Australian Capital Territory Forestry Trust Account
  Australian Capital Territory Housing Assistance Fund Trust Account
  Australian Capital Territory Motor Vehicle Dealers' Compensation Fund Trust Account
  Australian Capital Territory Suspense Trust Account
  Australian Capital Territory Transport Trust Account.

enactment authority means a body, whether incorporated or not, established by or under an enactment.

modifications includes additions, omissions and substitutions.

Ordinance means an Ordinance made under section 12 of the Seat of Government (Administration) Act 1910.

Planning Act means the Australian Capital Territory (Planning and Land Management) Act 1988.

public money of the Territory means revenues, loans and other money received by the Territory.

Self‑Government Act means the Australian Capital Territory (Self‑Government) Act 1988.

Self‑Government Day means the day on which the Assembly is empowered to make laws.

teaching service means the service known on 1 November 1988 as the Commonwealth Teaching Service.

Territory audit law means the law in force in the Territory on and after Self‑Government Day relating to the audit of the public money of the Territory.

Territory function means a matter referred to in section 37 of the Self‑Government Act or Schedule 4 to that Act.

transitional authority staff means the staff of an enactment authority, other than an authority established by an enactment that provides for the appointment or employment of its staff outside the Public Service Act 1922, but does not include the members of the teaching service.

transitional staff means:
 (a) transitional Territory staff; or
 (b) transitional authority staff.

transitional Territory staff means the persons required for the conduct of the public administration of the Government of the Territory, other than members of the service referred to in section 54 of the Self‑Government Act.