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Parliamentary Service Act 1999
82References in statutory instruments to “officer” etc.
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#### 82 References in statutory instruments to “officer” etc.
In any statutory instrument, unless the contrary intention appears:
(a) references in general terms to an officer include references to a Secretary, the Parliamentary Librarian or a Parliamentary Service employee; and
(b) references to an officer of the Commonwealth include references to a Secretary, the Parliamentary Librarian or a Parliamentary Service employee; and
(c) references to an officer or employee of a particular former Parliamentary Department include references to a Parliamentary Service employee in the corresponding new Department; and
(d) references to a person occupying, holding or performing the duties of an office in a particular former Parliamentary Department include references to a Parliamentary Service employee in the corresponding new Department; and
(e) references in general terms to an office include references to a position occupied by a Parliamentary Service employee; and
(f) references to an office in a particular former Parliamentary Department include references to a position occupied by a Parliamentary Service employee in the corresponding new Department.