7Definitions

7 Definitions

In this instrument:

Act means the Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973.

agency, of an office holder, means:

(a) the agency to which the office holder is attached; or
(b) if the office holder is not attached to an agency—the portfolio Department.

commercial accommodation means accommodation in a commercial establishment such as a hotel, motel or serviced apartment.

de facto partner of a person has the meaning given by the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.

employing authority, in relation to an office holder, means:

(a) if the office holder holds a principal executive office for which there is an employing body—the employing body; or
(b) otherwise—an entity exercising a power or performing a function in relation to the office holder’s employment or remuneration.

Note: For the Minister’s power to declare the employing body for a principal executive office, see section 3B of the Act.

home base, in relation to an office holder, means the town or city in which the office holder’s principal place of residence is located.

office means an office held by an office holder.

office holder: see subsection 9(1).

office locality, in relation to an office holder, means the geographic location of the office holder’s usual place of work on official business.

official business, in relation to an office holder, means business pertaining to or required by the duties of the office holder’s office.

Table 3A means the table of class of travel in section 11.

Table 6A means the table of rates of travel allowance for travel to capital cities in section 27.

Table 6B means the table of rates of travel allowance for travel to country centres in section 28.

Table 6C means the table of meal and incidental components of travel allowance for high cost centres in section 29.

Table 6D means the table of meal and incidental components of travel allowance for other country centres in section 30.