additional commissioner means a commissioner appointed under section 51;
affected person, in relation to a referral, means a person who is alleged to have been directly affected by conduct that is the subject-matter of the referral;
Australian Local Council means—
(a) a Victorian Local Council; or
(b) a local or municipal council of another State or a Territory;
Australian Parliament means—
(a) the Parliament of Victoria; or
(b) the Parliament of the Commonwealth or another State; or
(c) the Legislative Assembly of a Territory;
bullying means behaviour by a person towards another person that—
(a) is repeated and unreasonable; and
(b) creates a risk to the health and safety of the other person;
Chair means the Chair of the Commission appointed under section 50;
Commission means the Parliamentary Workplace Standards and Integrity Commission established by section 42;
Commission officer means—
(a) a member of staff of the Commission; or
(b) a person engaged by the Commission under section 67;
commissioner means a member of the Commission appointed under Division 2 of Part 3;
confidentiality notice means a notice issued by the Commission under section 77;
corrupt conduct has the meaning given by section 4 of the Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission Act 2011;
discrimination has the meaning given in Part 2 of the Equal Opportunity Act 2010 but does not include discrimination, within the meaning given in Part 2 of that Act, on the basis of political belief or activity;
function includes duty and power;
general election has the same meaning as in the Electoral Act 2002;
House means a House of the Parliament;
IBAC means the Independent Broad-based Anti‑corruption Commission established under section 12 of the Independent Broad‑based Anti-corruption Commission Act 2011;
improper conduct has the same meaning as in the Public Interest Disclosures Act 2012;
inappropriate parliamentary workplace behaviour means any of the following behaviour in a parliamentary workplace—
(a) bullying;
(b) sexual harassment or any other form of harassment;
(c) discrimination;
(d) victimisation;
(e) occupational violence or aggression;
individual referrer means a natural person who makes a referral under section 8 but does not include a self-referrer;
Integrity and Oversight Committee means the Joint House Committee established by section 5(a) of the Parliamentary Committees Act 2003;
integrity body means an entity specified in or under Part 1 of Schedule 1;
S. 3(1) def. of Integrity Oversight Victoria inserted by No. 27/2024 s. 188(Sch. 3 item 2.1(a)).
Integrity Oversight Victoria has the same meaning as in the Integrity Oversight Victoria Act 2011;
investigation request means—
(a) a request under section 22; or
(b) a request under section 24;
investigative report means a report prepared by the Commission under section 28(1) or 36(1);
law enforcement agency has the meaning given by section 3(1) of the Independent Broad‑based Anti-corruption Commission Act 2011;
Member means a member of the Legislative Council or the Legislative Assembly;
member of staff of the Commission means—
(a) an employee referred to in section 66(1); or
(b) any staff who are the subject of an agreement or arrangement under section 66(2);
member of staff of the Parliamentary Integrity Adviser means any staff who are the subject of an agreement or arrangement under section 99;
Members Code of Conduct means the Code of Conduct set out in Part 3 of the Members of Parliament (Standards) Act 1978;
Members Register of Interests means the register maintained under section 26 of the Members of Parliament (Standards) Act 1978;
Members Statement of Values means the Statement of Values set out in section 4 of the Members of Parliament (Standards) Act 1978;
Minister—
(a) when used generically, means a responsible Minister of the Crown; or
(b) when used as "the Minister", means Minister as defined by section 38 of the Interpretation of Legislation Act 1984;
non-compliance report means a report prepared by the Commission under section 32A(1);
occupational violence or aggression means behaviour by which a person (person A) abuses, threatens or assaults another person (person B) in person B's workplace or in the course of person B's occupation;
Ombudsman means the Ombudsman appointed under section 3 of the Ombudsman Act 1973;
outcome report means a report prepared by the Commission under section 20;
Parliamentary Ethics Committee means the Joint House Committee established by section 5(b) of the Parliamentary Committees Act 2003;
Parliamentary Integrity Adviser means the person appointed under section 91;
parliamentary misconduct—
(a) in relation to a Member, means conduct engaged in by the Member as a Member that constitutes—
(i) a contravention of the Members Code of Conduct; or
(ii) a wilful, repeated or deliberate contravention of Part 4 of the Members of Parliament (Standards) Act 1978; or
(iii) wilful, repeated or deliberate misuse of work-related parliamentary allowances; or
(iv) wilful, repeated or deliberate misuse of the Electorate Office and Communications Budget provided to the Member under section 7F of the Parliamentary Salaries, Allowances and Superannuation Act 1968; or
(v) inappropriate parliamentary workplace behaviour; or
(b) in relation to a former Member, means—
(i) conduct referred to in paragraph (a) that was engaged in by the former Member when they were a Member; or
(ii) conduct engaged in by the former Member that constitutes a contravention of a provision of the Members Code of Conduct applicable to the former Member as a former Member; or
(c) in relation to a Minister or Parliamentary Secretary, means conduct engaged in by the Minister or Parliamentary Secretary as a Minister or Parliamentary Secretary that constitutes inappropriate parliamentary workplace behaviour; or
(d) in relation to a former Minister or Parliamentary Secretary, means—
(i) conduct referred to in paragraph (c) that was engaged in by the former Minister or Parliamentary Secretary when they were a Minister or Parliamentary Secretary; or
(ii) conduct engaged in by the former Minister or Parliamentary Secretary that constitutes a contravention of a provision of the Members Code of Conduct applicable to the former Minister or Parliamentary Secretary as a former Minister or Parliamentary Secretary;
Parliamentary precincts has the same meaning as in the Parliamentary Precincts Act 2001;
Parliamentary Secretary means a person appointed by the Premier as a Parliamentary Secretary, including the Cabinet Secretary;
parliamentary workplace means—
(a) the Parliamentary precincts; or
(b) premises the use of which is paid for with a work-related parliamentary allowance referred to in section 6(2)(b) or (c) of the Parliamentary Salaries, Allowances and Superannuation Act 1968; or
(c) premises the use of which is provided or paid for by the State to enable a Member to undertake travel in performing duties as a Minister or Parliamentary Secretary; or
(d) any other place where a Member, Minister or Parliamentary Secretary performs duties as a Member, Minister or Parliamentary Secretary—
but does not include a voting centre within the meaning of the Electoral Act 2002;
perform a function includes exercise a power;
PIA officer means—
(a) a member of staff of the Parliamentary Integrity Adviser; or
(b) a person engaged by the Parliamentary Integrity Adviser under section 100;
political belief or activity has the same meaning as in the Equal Opportunity Act 2010;
political party has the same meaning as in the Electoral Act 2002;
Privileges Committee means the parliamentary committee of a House that is responsible for determining whether there has been a breach of parliamentary privilege or a contempt of that House or of Parliament;
prosecutorial body means an entity specified in or under Part 2 of Schedule 1;
public interest complaint has the meaning given by section 3 of the Public Interest Disclosures Act 2012;
public interest disclosure has the meaning given by section 9 of the Public Interest Disclosures Act 2012;
referral means a referral to the Commission under section 8;
referrer means a person or body that makes a referral under section 8;
register of lobbyists means the register kept under section 66 of the Public Administration Act 2004;
registered political party means—
(a) a registered political party within the meaning of the Electoral Act 2002; or
(b) an organisation registered under a law of the Commonwealth or another State or a Territory that corresponds to Part 4 of the Electoral Act 2002;
restricted matter means—
(a) any evidence or information given to, or obtained by, the Commission;
(b) the contents of any document, or a description of any thing, produced to, or obtained by, the Commission;
(c) the existence of, or any information about, a confidentiality notice;
(d) the subject-matter of an investigation in relation to which a person has appeared or has been requested to appear;
(e) any information that could enable a person who has given, or may give, evidence, or who has produced, or may produce, any document or thing, to the Commission to be identified or located;
(f) the fact that a person has given, or may give, evidence, or has produced, or may produce, any document or thing, to the Commission;
(g) the fact that a disclosure or related disclosure has been notified to an appropriate entity for assessment under Part 3 of the Public Interest Disclosures Act 2012;
(h) the fact that a disclosure or related disclosure has been determined under Part 3 of the Public Interest Disclosures Act 2012 to be a public interest complaint;
self-referrer means a person referred to in section 8(2)(a);
serious parliamentary misconduct means parliamentary misconduct that—
(a) is intentional, wilful or deliberate; or
(b) occurs frequently or forms part of a pattern of behaviour; or
(c) would provide reasonable grounds for vacating a Member's seat;
sexual harassment has the meaning given by section 92 of the Equal Opportunity Act 2010;
summary report means a report prepared by the Commission under section 28(9) or 36(9);
Superior Court means—
(a) the High Court; or
(b) the Federal Court; or
(c) the Supreme Court of a State or Territory;
victimisation means behaviour by which a person (person A) subjects or threatens to subject another person (person B) to any detriment because—
(a) person B, or a person associated with person B, has made a referral or given information to the Commission; or
(b) person A believes that person B, or a person associated with person B, has made a referral or given information to the Commission or intends to do so;
S. 3(1) def. of Victorian Inspectorate repealed by No. 27/2024 s. 188(Sch. 3 item 2.1(b)).
Victorian Local Council means a Council within the meaning of the Local Government Act 2020;
Victorian WorkCover Authority has the same meaning as in the Workplace Injury Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2013;
work-related parliamentary allowances has the same meaning as in the Parliamentary Salaries, Allowances and Superannuation Act 1968.
(2) In this Act, a reference to a Member or a current Member includes, in respect of any period commencing on the expiry or dissolution of the Houses and ending on the return of the writs for a general election, a reference to a person who—
(a) was a Member of either House immediately before that expiry or dissolution; and
(b) is seeking election to either House in the general election.