means an annual Commonwealth budget.

means the financial year to which a budget relates.

for a general election means the period starting when the House of Representatives expires or is dissolved, and ending:

means a Department or other entity that is within the Commonwealth general government sector.

, for a report under Part 5 or 7, means a statement that includes:

means the Department administered by the Minister for Finance.

means:

means a general election of the members of the House of Representatives.

means the publication of the Australian Bureau of Statistics known as Government Finance Statistics Australia: Concepts, Sources and Methods, as updated from time to time. This updating takes 2 forms:

means the Commonwealth Government.

means the Leader of a recognised non ‐ Government party of at least 5 members, but does not include the Leader of the Opposition in the House of Representatives or in the Senate.

means the Leader of the Opposition in the House of Representatives.

means a member of either House of the Parliament.

means the holder of the office of Parliamentary Budget Officer established by section 64C.

:

means the principles set out in clause 5.

means the Treasurer and the Minister for Finance.

means the Secretary of the Department of the Treasury and the Secretary of the Department of Finance.

means table in each House of the Parliament.