means a non‐SES employee who is acting in a position usually occupied by an SES employee.

:

(a) means an instrument (a

primary AAO

) made by the Governor‐General that is described as an Administrative Arrangements Order; and

includes affirmation, declaration and promise.

: see section 33AA.

means:

(a) a person engaged under section 22; or

(b) a person who is engaged as an APS employee under section 72.

means the Commonwealth of and, when used in a geographical sense, includes the Territory of Christmas Island and the Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands, but does not include any other external Territory.

Note: See also section 15B.

has the meaning given by section 4.

has the meaning given by section 14.

: see section 2L.

means a day that is not a Saturday, a Sunday or a public holiday in the place concerned.

means one of the 12 months of the year.

means a period of 12 months starting on 1 January.

: an entity is

if the entity is a charity.

Example: A reference in an Act to a charitable trust is a reference to a trust that is a charity.

means an entity:

(a) that is a not‐for‐profit entity; and

(b) all of the purposes of which are:

(i) charitable purposes (see Part 3) that are for the public benefit (see Division 2 of this Part); or

, in relation to an Act or a provision of an Act, means the time at which the Act or provision comes into operation.

Note: See also section 3.

means the of Australia and, when used in a geographical sense, includes the Territory of Christmas Island and the Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands, but does not include any other external Territory.

Note: See also section 15B.

means the referred to in section 81 of the Constitution.

means the of the Commonwealth.

has the same meaning as in Article 33 of the Convention.

has the same meaning as in paragraph 1 of Article 76 of the Convention.