New South Wales Consolidated Acts

PARLIAMENTARY PRECINCTS ACT 1997 - SECT 3

3 Definitions

In this Act:
"authorised officer" -see section 5.
"Clerk" means the Clerk of a House, and includes an officer of a House acting as the Clerk of the House.
"Corporation" means the Corporation of the Presiding Officers of the Parliament of New South Wales established by this Act.
"exercise" a function includes perform a duty.
"function" includes a power, authority or duty.
"House" means a House of Parliament.
"order" means a standing or other order, and includes a rule or resolution.
"Parliamentary officer" means an officer of either House, or of a Presiding Officer, or of the Presiding Officers jointly.
"Parliamentary precincts" -see section 6.
"Parliamentary zone" -see section 14.
"Presiding Officer" -see section 4.
"property" means land, a building or a part of a building.
"the State" includes the Crown, the Government, a Minister of the Crown or a statutory body representing the Crown.