Commonwealth Numbered Acts

COMMONWEALTH SERVICES DELIVERY AGENCY ACT 1997 No. 31 of 1997 - SECT 3

In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:
Agency means the body called the Commonwealth Services Delivery Agency
established by this Act.
appointed member means a member of the Board appointed by the Minister under
section 16, except a member who is the principal officer of a Commonwealth
authority.
benefit includes:

   (a)  a pension, allowance, concession or payment; and

   (b)  a card entitling its holder to a concession or a payment of any kind.
Board means the Board of Management of the Agency.
Chairman means the Chairman of the Board.
Commonwealth authority means:

   (a)  a Department of State; or

   (b)  a body, other than the Agency, established for a public purpose by or
        under a law of the Commonwealth.
Commonwealth service means a service, benefit, program or facility for some or
all members of the public that is provided for by the Commonwealth, whether
under an enactment or otherwise.
employee means a member of the Agency's staff referred to in subsection 35(1)
or employed under subsection 35(3). enactment means:

   (a)  an Act; or

   (b)  an instrument (including rules, regulations and by-laws) made under an
        Act.
member means a member of the Board, and includes the Chairman.
principal officer means:

   (a)  for a Department of State-the person who is the Secretary of the
        Department for the purposes of the Public Service Act 1922; or

   (b)  for any other Commonwealth authority-the person identified by the
        regulations as the principal officer of the authority.
service arrangements means arrangements entered into under section 7.