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150 Meaning of public sector member etc
(1) In this Act:
public sector member—
(a) means the following:
(i) a statutory office-holder;
Note 1 Statutory office-holder—see the Legislation Act,
dictionary, pt 1.
Note 2 A statutory office-holder may also be a public servant.
(ii) a person employed by a statutory office-holder;
(iii) if a statutory office-holder enters into an arrangement with
the head of service under a territory law for the use of the
services of a public servant—the public servant; but
(b) does not include the following:
(i) the Chief Justice or a judge;
(ii) the Chief Magistrate, a magistrate or any office that must
be occupied by a magistrate;
(iii) a person mentioned in paragraph (a) to the extent that the
person exercises a judicial function;
(iv) an ACAT tribunal member to the extent that the member
exercises a function in relation to a hearing of a proceeding
before the ACAT;
(v) a prescribed person.
Note 1 Chief Justice, judge, Chief Magistrate, magistrate and ACAT—
see the Legislation Act, dictionary, pt 1.
Note 2 A management standard may prescribe that a person is a public
sector member (see s 156).
(2) In this division:
employ, includes appoint or engage.