4Interpretation

4 Interpretation

In this Part, unless the contrary intention appears:

Agency means an Agency within the meaning of the new Act.

Agency Head means an Agency Head within the meaning of the new Act.

APS employee means an APS employee within the meaning of the new Act.

classification includes a level.

Code of Conduct means the Code of Conduct within the meaning of the new Act.

continuing employee means a person who was a continuing employee for the purposes of Division 10 of Part III of the old Act immediately before the commencing time.

continuing SES officer means an SES officer under the old Act, other than a fixed‑term SES officer.

core Department means a Department as defined in subsection 25(9) of the old Act.

corresponding Agency means:

(a) for an unattached officer under the old Act who was included in an old Act Department under subsection 33C(2) of the old Act immediately before the commencing time:

(i) the Agency that corresponds to that Department; or

(ii) if that Department no longer existed immediately before the commencing time—the Agency that corresponds to the old Act Department that was responsible, immediately before the commencing time, for the matter to which the officer’s duties related, or mainly related, at the time when the officer last became an unattached officer; and

(b) for an officer under the old Act (other than an unattached officer)—the Agency that corresponds to the old Act Department in which the officer was an officer immediately before the commencing time; and

(c) for an employee under the old Act—the Agency that corresponds to the old Act Department in which the employee was an employee immediately before the commencing time.

disciplinary direction means a direction under section 62, 63, 63K, 63L or 63M of the old Act (including those sections as applied by regulations made for the purposes of section 63T of the old Act).

eligible public employment means eligible public employment within the meaning of Part IV of the old Act.

first‑tier person means:

(a) a person to whom Division 2 of Part IV of the old Act applied immediately before the commencing time; and