Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Commissioner for Environmental Sustainability Act 2003 - SECT 3

Definitions

3. Definitions

In this Act- Administrative Office means a body or group existing as an
Administrative Office in relation to a Department by virtue of an order made
under section 11 of the Public Administration Act 2004;

Administrative Office Head means a person employed as an Administrative Office
Head under section 12 of the Public Administration Act 2004;

Agency means-

   (a)  a Department; or

   (b)  an Administrative Office; Agency Head means-

   (a)  in relation to a Department, the Head of that Department; or

   (b)  in relation to an Administrative Office, the Head of that
        Administrative Office; Commissioner means the Commissioner for
        Environmental Sustainability; Department means a Department existing
        by virtue of an Order made under section 10 of the
        Public Administration Act 2004;

Department Head means a Department Head under section 12 of the
Public Administration Act 2004;

ecologically sustainable development means the concept set out in section 4;
environmental management system means the organisational structure, policies,
practices, processes and procedures for implementing environmental management,
including systems for designating responsibility for and allocating resources
to, environmental management; public authority has the same meaning as public
entity has in section 5 of the Public Administration Act 2004;

public authority Head means chief executive officer (by whatever name called)
of a public authority; Report on the State of the Environment of Victoria
means the report prepared under section 17.