Coordinator-General for Remote Indigenous Services Act 2009
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In this Act:
Agency Head has the meaning given by the Public Service Act 1999.
Closing the Gap targets means the 6 targets agreed to in the National Indigenous Reform Agreement, included in Schedule F to the Intergovernmental Agreement on Federal Financial Relations that took effect on 1 January 2009.
Coordinator‑General means the Coordinator‑General for Remote Indigenous Services mentioned in section 7.
CSC (short for Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation) has the same meaning as in the Governance of Australian Government Superannuation Schemes Act 2011.
government services and facilities, in a community, means services and facilities provided in the community by, for or on behalf of the Commonwealth, a State, a Territory or a local government, whether the services and facilities are provided:
(a) only to Indigenous persons; or
(b) to the community more generally.
head, of a service agency, means:
(a) in the case of an Agency (within the meaning of the Public Service Act 1999)—the Agency Head of the Agency; or
(b) in the case of any other service agency established for a public purpose—the person holding, or performing the duties of, the principal office in respect of the service agency; or
(c) in the case of an individual—that individual; or
(d) in any other case—the chief executive officer (however described) of the service agency.
Indigenous means:
(a) a member of the Aboriginal race of Australia; or
(b) a descendant of the Indigenous inhabitants of the Torres Strait Islands.
Indigenous Affairs Minister, of a State or Territory, means the Minister of the State or Territory who is responsible for the administration of matters relating to Indigenous affairs.
Local Implementation Plans has the meaning given by the National Partnership Agreement on Remote Service Delivery.
member of the Coordinator‑General’s staff means an APS employee whose services are made available to the Coordinator‑General as mentioned in section 27.
National Partnership Agreement on Remote Service Delivery means the National Partnership Agreement on Remote Service Delivery that took effect on 27 January 2009.