21Interpretation

#### 21 Interpretation (1) In this Part, unless the contrary intention appears: > authorized person means: (a) a person appointed by the Ombudsman to be an authorized person for the purposes of this Part; or (b) a person included in a class of persons determined by the Ombudsman, by writing under his or her hand, to be a class of authorized persons for the purposes of this Part. > Deputy Ombudsman means a Deputy Commonwealth Ombudsman. > enactment means: (a) an Act; (b) an Ordinance of the Australian Capital Territory; (ba) an enactment of Norfolk Island, other than an enactment relating to the powers, privileges or immunities of the Legislative Assembly of Norfolk Island; (c) an Ordinance of the Territory of Christmas Island or of the Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands; (d) an instrument made under an Act or under an Ordinance referred to in paragraph (b) or (c); or (e) a law (not being an Act, an Ordinance referred to in paragraph (c) or an instrument referred to in paragraph (d)) in force in the Territory of Christmas Island or the Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands; but does not include the Norfolk Island Act 1979, the Northern Territory (Self‑Government) Act 1978 or an enactment of the Northern Territory. > enactment of Norfolk Island means: (a) a law or Ordinance referred to in paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of the definition of enactment in subsection 4(1) of the Norfolk Island Act 1979; or (b) an instrument (including rules, regulations or by‑laws) made under such a law or Ordinance. > enactment of the Northern Territory means: (a) a law or Ordinance referred to in paragraph (a) or (b) of the definition of enactment in subsection 4(1) of the Northern Territory (Self‑Government) Act 1978; or (b) an instrument (including rules, regulations or by‑laws) made under such a law or Ordinance. > Ordinance, in relation to the Australian Capital Territory, includes a law of a State that applies, or the provisions of a law of a State that apply, in the Territory by virtue of an enactment. (2) In this Part, unless the contrary intention appears: (a) references to a Department; (b) references to an officer, or a principal officer, in relation to a Department or a prescribed authority; (c) references to the responsible Minister, in relation to a matter or to action taken in relation to a matter; and (d) subject to subsection (3), references to a prescribed authority; have the same respective meanings as they have in the Ombudsman Act 1976. (3) In this Part, a reference to a prescribed authority shall be construed as not including a reference to the Australian Federal Police. (4) In this Part, unless the contrary intention appears, a reference to a complaint concerning action taken by an AFP appointee shall be construed as including a reference to a complaint concerning action taken by the Australian Federal Police. (5) In this Part, a reference to a complaint that is, in substance, about the practices and procedures of the Australian Federal Police shall be construed as a reference to a complaint that is, in substance, about the rules, orders and instructions (including the Commissioner’s Orders) in accordance with which the AFP appointee to whom the complaint relates is required to perform his or her duties or about the practices and procedures ordinarily followed by AFP appointees in the performance of their duties. (6) In this Part, unless the contrary intention appears, a reference to the Ombudsman of a State shall be read as a reference to a person performing, under a law of the State, functions similar to the functions performed by the Ombudsman under this Part. (7) For the purposes of a provision of this Part (other than this subsection) in which a reference to the Ombudsman of a State occurs: (a) a reference to a State, in relation to the Ombudsman of a State, shall be read as including a reference to the Northern Territory; and (b) a reference to a law of a State, in relation to the Ombudsman of a State, shall be read as including a reference to an enactment of the Northern Territory.