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ROYAL COMMISSIONS ACT 1902 - SECT 6OA Definitions

ROYAL COMMISSIONS ACT 1902 - SECT 6OA

Definitions

  (1)   In this Part:

"Assistant Commissioner" , for a Royal Commission, means a person authorised under subsection   6OB(2A) to be an Assistant Commissioner for the sole purpose of holding private sessions for the Commission.

"Child Sexual Abuse Royal Commission" means the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse issued by the Governor - General by Letters Patent on 11   January 2013 (and including any later variations of those Letters Patent).

"Defence and Veteran" Suicide Royal Commission means the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide, issued by the Governor - General by Letters Patent on 8   July 2021 (and including any later variations of those Letters Patent).

"defence member" means a member of the Defence Force.

"Disability Royal Commission" means the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability, issued by the Governor - General by Letters Patent on 4   April 2019 (and including any later variations of those Letters Patent).

"private session" means a private session held under section   6OB.

"veteran" means a person who has served, or is serving, as a member of the Permanent Forces or as a member of the Reserves.

  (2)   In subsection   (1), the following terms have the same meaning as in the Defence Act 1903 :

  (a)   Defence Force;

  (b)   Permanent Forces;

  (c)   Reserves.