7Interpretation

7 Interpretation

In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:

acting SES employee means a non‑SES employee who is acting in a position usually occupied by an SES employee.

APS employee has the same meaning as in the Public Service Act 1999.

Australian Fair Pay and Conditions Standard has the same meaning as in the Fair Work (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 2009.

Note: See Schedules 4 and 9 of the Fair Work (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 2009 in relation to the application of the Australian Fair Pay and Conditions Standard.

Australian Public Service Commissioner means the Australian Public Service Commissioner appointed under the Public Service Act 1999.

authorised member of a Parliamentary party means:

(a) the Leader of the Parliamentary party; or
(b) a member of the Parliamentary party authorised, in writing, by the Leader of the Parliamentary party to act under the provision in which the expression occurs.

budget means an annual Commonwealth budget.

caretaker period for a general election has the same meaning as in Schedule 1 to the Charter of Budget Honesty Act 1998.

category of Parliamentary Service employee means one of the following categories:

(a) ongoing Parliamentary Service employees;
(b) Parliamentary Service employees engaged for a specified term or for the duration of a specified task;
(c) Parliamentary Service employees engaged for duties that are irregular or intermittent.

Classification Rules means rules made under section 23.

Code of Conduct means:

(a) the rules in section 13; and
(b) any rules and orders made by the Senate or the House of Representatives under section 50 of the Constitution that apply to Parliamentary Service employees.

Commissioner means the Parliamentary Service Commissioner appointed under this Act.

Commonwealth body means:

(a) a Commonwealth entity, or a Commonwealth company, within the meaning of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013; or
(b) the High Court of Australia.