Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts In this Act, unless
the contrary intention appears —
Acting Commissioner means the Acting Parliamentary
Commissioner for Administrative Investigations appointed under this Act;
appropriate authority , in relation to an
investigation under this Act, means the department or authority by which or on
behalf of which the action that is the subject of such investigation was
taken;
authority has the meaning given by
section 4A;
Commissioner means the Parliamentary Commissioner
for Administrative Investigations appointed under this Act;
contractor means a contractor as defined in the
Court Security and Custodial Services Act 1999 or the Prisons
Act 1981 , as is relevant to the case;
Corruption and Crime Commission has the meaning
given to “Commission” under the Corruption and Crime Commission
Act 2003 ;
department means a department of the Public
Service;
Deputy Commissioner means the Deputy Parliamentary
Commissioner for Administrative Investigations appointed under this Act;
Director of Public Prosecutions means the Director
within the meaning of the Director of Public Prosecutions Act 1991 ;
Inspector of Custodial Services means the
Inspector of Custodial Services under the Inspector of Custodial Services
Act 2003 ;
officer of the Commissioner means an officer
appointed under section 9(1);
officer of the Corruption and Crime Commission has
the meaning given to “officer of the Commission” under the
Corruption and Crime Commission Act 2003 ;
officer of the Parliamentary Inspector of the
Corruption and Crime Commission has the meaning given to “officer of the
Parliamentary Inspector” under the Corruption and Crime Commission
Act 2003 ;
Parliamentary Inspector of the Corruption and
Crime Commission has the meaning given to “Parliamentary
Inspector” under the Corruption and Crime Commission Act 2003 ;
person aggrieved , in relation to a complaint
under this Act, means the person who appears from the complaint to be the
person personally affected by the action to which the complaint relates;
principal officer means —
(a) in
relation to a department or an organisation within the meaning of the
Public Sector Management Act 1994 , the chief executive officer or chief
employee of the department or organisation;
(aa) in
relation to a contractor and to any subcontractor under the relevant contract,
the holder of the office specified in the relevant contract to be the
principal officer for the purposes of this Act; and
(b) in
relation to any other authority, the president, chairman, or other principal
or presiding member of the authority or, if the authority is constituted by a
single person, that person;
public service officer has the meaning that it has
in the Public Sector Management Act 1994 ;
responsible Minister means —
(a) in
relation to action taken by any department or authority, the Minister charged
with the administration of that department or the enactment in relation to the
functions conferred by, or arising under, which the action was taken; and
(b) in
relation to action taken by a contractor or subcontractor, the Minister to
whom the administration of the Court Security and Custodial
Services Act 1999 or the Prisons Act 1981 is committed, as is
relevant to the case;
staff , in relation to the Commissioner, means
officers of the Commissioner and persons whose services are used under section
9(2a) and persons engaged under section 9(2B);
subcontractor means a subcontractor as defined in
the Court Security and Custodial Services Act 1999 or the Prisons
Act 1981 , as is relevant to the case;
tribunal includes the person constituting a
tribunal consisting of one person.
[Section 4 amended by No. 13 of 1982
s. 2; No. 73 of 1994 s. 4; No. 78 of 1996 s. 5 and
21; No. 43 of 1999 s. 20; No. 47 of 1999 s. 23; No. 74 of
2003 s. 91(2); No. 75 of 2003 s. 56(1); No. 78 of 2003
s. 72; No. 10 of 2009 s. 5.]