Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00724:section:5:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00724
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 5 (pt 1/5)
Character Range: 15967–18860

5  Definitions
  In this Act:
AFP appointee has the same meaning as in the Australian Federal Police Act 1979.
Agency Head has the same meaning as in the Public Service Act 1999.
before the IPSC: for when a conduct issue is before the IPSC, see section 24AD.
Behaviour Code: see section 24AC.
CEO means the Chief Executive Officer of the Parliamentary Workplace Support Service.
Chair Commissioner means the Chair Commissioner appointed under section 36E.
Code commencement day: see section 24AC.
Commissioner means a Commissioner appointed under section 36E and includes the Chair Commissioner.
Commonwealth entity has the same meaning as in the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013.
Commonwealth judicial officer means:
 (a) a Justice of the High Court; or
 (b) a judge or justice of a court created by the Parliament.
Commonwealth parliamentary workplace means:
 (a) a place in the precincts (within the meaning of the Parliamentary Precincts Act 1988); or
 (b) premises provided or paid for under the Parliamentary Business Resources Act 2017; or
 (c) any other place where a Commonwealth parliamentary workplace participant performs duties as a Commonwealth parliamentary workplace participant.
Commonwealth parliamentary workplace participant means:
 (a) a core participant; or
 (b) a non‑core participant.
complainant means:
 (a) in relation to a conduct complaint—the person who made the conduct complaint; or
 (b) in relation to a conduct issue referral, if the referrer became aware of the conduct issue because of a complaint made to the referrer—the person who made the complaint to the referrer.
conduct complaint: see subsection 24C(3).
conduct issue: see subsection 24AA(1).
conduct issue referral means a referral of a conduct issue under section 24CA or 24CB.
core participant means:
 (a) a parliamentarian; or
 (b) a MOPS employee; or
 (c) a Parliamentary Service employee; or
 (ca) the Secretary of a Parliamentary Department; or
 (cb) the Parliamentary Librarian; or
 (cc) an Agency Head whose predominant place of work as an Agency Head is a place covered by paragraph (a) or (b) of the definition of Commonwealth parliamentary workplace in this section; or
 (cd) an AFP appointee whose predominant place of work as an AFP appointee is a place covered by paragraph (a) or (b) of the definition of Commonwealth parliamentary workplace in this section; or
 (d) an APS employee whose predominant place of work as an APS employee is a place covered by paragraph (a) or (b) of the definition of Commonwealth parliamentary workplace in this section; or
 (e) a person employed by the Commonwealth as a driver to provide the car‑with‑driver transport service known as COMCAR, to the extent the person's duties relate to parliamentarians; or
 (f) a designated worker.
Note: APS employee is defined in the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.
court/tribunal order has