121Definitions

121 Definitions

In this section and sections 121 to 144—

S. 121 def. of agency amended by No. 31/2024 s. 113(Sch. 1 item 11).

agency means any of the following—

(a) a public service body within the meaning of the Public Administration Act 2004;

(b) a public entity within the meaning of the Public Administration Act 2004;

(c) a special body within the meaning of the Public Administration Act 2004, other than the following—

(i) a department of the Parliament of Victoria;

(ii) the IBAC within the meaning of the Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission Act 2011;

(iii) the Electoral Boundaries Commission established under section 3 of the Electoral Boundaries Commission Act 1982;

(iv) the office of the Ombudsman within the meaning of the Ombudsman Act 1973;

(v) the Victorian Auditor-General's Office within the meaning of the Audit Act 1994;

(vi) the Victorian Electoral Commission established under section 6 of the Electoral Act 2002;

(vii) Integrity Oversight Victoria established under section 8 of the Integrity Oversight Victoria Act 2011;

agency Head, in relation to an agency that is a public service body, a public entity or a special body, means a public service body Head, public entity Head or special body Head, as the case requires, within the meaning of the Public Administration Act 2004;

commencing day means the day on which this section comes into operation;

emergency agency has the same meaning as in section 7AA(2);

fire services reforms means the measures provided for by the Firefighters' Presumptive Rights Compensation and Fire Services Legislation Amendment (Reform) Act 2019;

Fire Services Statement means the statement of that name issued in May 2017 by the Premier and the Minister for Emergency Services;

implementation action means an action specified in the Implementation Plan to implement or give effect to any aspect of the Plan;

means the plan prepared under section 130, as in force from time to time;