Commonwealth Numbered Acts

PRODUCTIVITY COMMISSION ACT 1998 No. 14, 1998 - SECT 3

Associate Commissioner means an Associate Commissioner appointed under section 25.

Chair means the Chair of the Commission.

Commission means the Productivity Commission established by this Act, and includes a Division of the Commission performing functions of the Commission.

Commissioner means:

(a) the Chair; or

(b) a Commissioner appointed under section 24.

(a) a body (whether incorporated or not) established for a public purpose by or under a law of the Commonwealth or of a Territory; or

(b) a company or other body corporate in which the Commonwealth, a Territory or a body referred to in paragraph (a) has a controlling interest.

government body includes:

(a) a body consisting of representatives of 2 or more government bodies; and

(b) an international government body.

industry means industry of any kind (including any business or activity relating to goods or services), and a reference to industry is a reference to industry in general, a particular industry, a part of an industry, or a group or groups of particular industries.

inquiry means an inquiry held under this Act.

member means:

(a) a Commissioner (including the Chair); or

(b) an Associate Commissioner.

(2) For the purposes of this Act:

(a) the Chair may be referred to as the Chair, Chairperson, Chairman or Chairwoman or by any other such term as the person occupying the office so chooses; and

(b) the Deputy Chair may be referred to as the Deputy Chair, Deputy Chairperson, Deputy Chairman or Deputy Chairwoman or by any other such term as the person occupying the office so chooses.

(a) Chair or Deputy Chair;

(b) Chairperson or Deputy Chairperson;

(c) Chairman or Deputy Chairman;

(d) Chairwoman or Deputy Chairwoman.