PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES ACT 1991 - SECT 3
PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES ACT 1991 - SECT 3
In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears—
"appointing House or Houses" means—
(a) in
relation to the Economic and Finance Committee or the Public Works
Committee—the House of Assembly;
(ab) in
relation to the Statutory Authorities Review Committee—the Legislative
Council;
(b) in
relation to any other Committee—both Houses,
and "appointing House", in relation to a member of a Committee, means the
House that appointed the member to the Committee;
"Committee" means a Committee established under this Act;
"construction" includes—
(a) the
making of any repairs or improvements or other physical changes to any
building, structure or land; and
(b) the
acquisition and installation of fixtures, plant or equipment when carried out
as part of, or in conjunction with, the construction of a work,
and "construct" has a corresponding meaning;
"House" means—
(a) the
House of Assembly; or
(b) the
Legislative Council;
"land" includes an area covered by the sea or other water;
"Presiding Member", in relation to a Committee, means the person appointed to
be the Presiding Member of the Committee;
"Presiding Officer", in relation to a House, means the Speaker of the House of
Assembly or the President of the Legislative Council;
"publicly funded body" means any body that is financed wholly or partly out of
public funds;
"public officer" means a person holding or acting in, a public office or
position established by or under an Act or otherwise by the Government of the
State, but does not include—
(a) a
member or officer of the Parliament; or
(b) a
member or officer of a court or tribunal; or
(c) a
member or officer of a council or other local government body,
and "public office" has a corresponding meaning;
"public sector operations" means all operations and activities carried on by
public officers or State instrumentalities;
"public work" means any work that is proposed to be constructed where—
(a) the
whole or a part of the cost of construction of the work is to be met from
money provided or to be provided by Parliament or a State instrumentality; or
(b) the
work is to be constructed by or on behalf of the Crown or a State
instrumentality; or
(c) the
work is to be constructed on land of the Crown or a State instrumentality;
"regulation" means any form of prohibition, restriction or control imposed by
legislation or by or on behalf of the State;
"State instrumentality" means an agency or instrumentality of the Crown and
includes—
(a) an
administrative unit of the Public Service; and
(b) a
statutory authority,
but does not include—
(c) a
body wholly comprised of members of Parliament; or
(d) a
court or tribunal; or
(e) a
council or other local government body;
"statutory authority" means a body corporate that is established by an Act
and—
(a) is
comprised of or includes, or has a governing body comprised of or including,
persons or a person appointed by the Governor, a Minister or an agency or
instrumentality of the Crown; or
(b) is
subject to control or direction by a Minister; or
(c) is
financed wholly or partly out of public funds,
and includes a company or other body corporate that is a subsidiary of, or
controlled by, such a body corporate, but does not include—
(d) a
body wholly comprised of members of Parliament; or
(e) a
council or other local government authority;
"subordinate legislation" means regulations as defined in the Subordinate
Legislation Act 1978 and any other enactment of a legislative character
to which section 10A of that Act applies;
"work" means any building or structure or any repairs or improvements or other
physical changes to any building, structure or land.