Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00012:reg:5:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00012
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 5 (pt 1/2)
Character Range: 3174–5999

5  Definitions
  In this instrument:
abuse, in relation to a complainant, includes:
 (a) sexual abuse of the complainant; and
 (b) serious physical abuse of the complainant; and
 (c) serious bullying or harassment of the complainant.
Act means the Ombudsman Act 1976.
administrative head of a court has the meaning given by the Court Security Act 2013.
amendment day means the day on which the Ombudsman Amendment (Functions of the Defence Force Ombudsman) Regulations 2017 commenced.
complainant includes:
 (a) a person who is or was a member of the Defence Force; and
 (b) a person who is or was an APS employee deployed outside Australia:
 (i) in connection with an operation of the Defence Force; or
 (ii) for the purpose of capacity‑building or peacekeeping functions by the Defence Force; and
 (c) a person who is or was contracted to provide services outside Australia:
 (i) in connection with an operation of the Defence Force; or
 (ii) for the purpose of capacity‑building or peacekeeping functions by the Defence Force.
court has the meaning given by the Court Security Act 2013.
Defence Abuse Response Taskforce means the taskforce established by the then Attorney‑General and Minister for Defence to respond to complaints of sexual and other forms of abuse by Defence personnel alleged to have occurred before 11 April 2011.
Defence Department means the Department administered by the Minister administering section 1 of the Defence Act 1903.
Defence Force has the same meaning as in subsection 4(1) of the Defence Act 1903.
Defence Secretary means the Secretary of the Defence Department.
Determination 2017/06 means the instrument made by the Remuneration Tribunal under Division 4 of Part II of the Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973 that is known as Determination 2017/06: Departmental Secretaries ‑ Classification Structure and Terms and Conditions, as in force when this instrument commenced.
excluded complaint means a complaint that:
 (a) was previously made to, and dealt with by, the Defence Abuse Response Taskforce; or
 (b) is the same in substance as a complaint that was previously made to, and dealt with by, the Defence Abuse Response Taskforce.
member of Defence, in relation to a complaint of abuse, includes a person who, at the time the abuse is alleged to have occurred:
 (a) was a member of the Defence Force; and
 (b) was an APS employee deployed outside Australia:
 (i) in connection with an operation of the Defence Force; or
 (ii) for the purpose of capacity‑building or peacekeeping functions by the Defence Force; and
 (c) was contracted to provide services outside Australia:
 (i) in connection with an operation of the Defence Force; or
 (ii) for the purpose of capacity‑building or peacekeeping functions by the Defence Force.
National Preventive Mechanism Network means the persons and