8Definitions

8 Definitions

Note: A number of expressions used in this instrument are defined in the Act, including office and public office.

In this instrument:

ADF Super member has the same meaning as in the Australian Defence Force Superannuation Act 2015.

agency, of an office holder, means:

(a) the agency to which the office holder is attached; or
(b) if the office holder is not attached to an agency—the portfolio Department.

authority is the body or office to which an office holder is appointed.

authority business means any authority business conducted by an office holder with the authority’s approval, but does not include the following:

(a) attendance at a formal meeting;
(b) official travel time on a meeting day;
(c) normal preparation time for a formal meeting (although time spent by the office holder preparing for a formal meeting may be treated as authority business if the Chair considers the time excessive to normal preparation time).

CSS (short for Commonwealth Superannuation Scheme) has the same meaning as in the Superannuation Act 1976.

DFRDB (short for Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits) means the scheme established by the Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Act 1973.

eligible member:

(a) in relation to the Council for the Order of Australia or the Australian Bravery Decorations Council—means a person who is appointed to the relevant Council by the Governor‑General, and who is not:
(i) a full‑time employee of a State, Territory or the Commonwealth; or
(ii) a holder of a full‑time office established by, or a full‑time appointment made under, a law of a State, Territory or the Commonwealth; or
(b) in relation to the National Emergency Medal Committee means a person who is appointed to the Committee as a community representative and who is not:
(i) a full‑time employee of a State, Territory or the Commonwealth; or
(ii) a holder of a full‑time office established by, or a full‑time appointment made under, a law of a State, Territory or the Commonwealth.

employing authority, in relation to an office holder, means an entity exercising a power or performing a function in relation to the office holder’s employment or remuneration.

fringe benefits tax means fringe benefits tax (within the meaning of the Fringe Benefits Tax Assessment Act 1986 as it applies of its own force or because of the Fringe Benefits Tax (Application to the Commonwealth) Act 1986).