New South Wales Consolidated Acts

TEACHING SERVICE ACT 1980 - SECT 4

4 Definitions

(1) In this Act:
"appointed day" means 20 October 1980.
"Department" means the Department of Education and Training.
"Director-General" means the Director-General of the Department.
"Education Gazette" means the document entitled Education Gazette published under the authority of the Minister.
"exercise" a function includes perform a duty.
"function" includes a power, authority or duty.
"officer" means a person employed in the Teaching Service other than as a temporary employee.
"position" includes office.
"school" means a government school established under the Education Act 1990 .
"school principal" means a person appointed to the position of principal of a school.
"senior executive officer" has the same meaning as in the Public Sector Employment and Management Act 2002 .
"senior position" means any position in the Teaching Service to which a person employed in the Teaching Service could be promoted.
"Teaching Service" means the Teaching Service of New South Wales referred to in section 44.
"temporary employee" means a person employed under section 50 or deemed to be a temporary employee under section 48 (3).

(2) Notes included in this Act do not form part of this Act.