Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT (STAFF) ACT 1984 - SECT 3

                   In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:

"Finance Minister" means the Minister administering the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 .

"office-holder" means:

                     (a)  a person who holds a relevant office;

                    (aa)  a person, not being a Senator or Member of the House of Representatives, who held the office of Prime Minister; or

                     (b)  a person in respect of whom a determination by the Prime Minister under section 12 is in force.

"pensioner" means:

                    (aa)  a person to whom an invalidity pension, within the meaning of the Superannuation Act 1990 is payable; or

                     (a)  a person to whom an invalidity pension within the meaning of the Superannuation Act 1976 is payable; or

                     (b)  a person to whom a pension under the Superannuation Act 1922 is payable, being a person who was retired on the ground of invalidity or of physical or mental incapacity to perform the person's duties.

"relevant office" means:

                     (a)  an office of Minister;

                     (b)  the office of Leader of the Opposition in the Senate;

                     (c)  the office of Leader of the Opposition in the House of Representatives;

                     (d)  the office of Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Senate;

                     (e)  the office of Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the House of Representatives; or

                      (f)  an office of leader or deputy leader, in a House of the Parliament, of a recognized political party (other than an office that is held by a person who also holds an office referred to in any of the preceding paragraphs of this definition).

"relevant Secretary" , in relation to a consultant appointed, or proposed to be appointed, by a Minister, means the Secretary of the Department administered by the Minister or, if there is more than one Department administered by the Minister, whichever Secretary the Minister considers appropriate.