Commonwealth Numbered Acts

ADVISORY COUNCIL FOR INTER-GOVERNMENT RELATIONS ACT 1976 No. 106 of 1976 - SECT 2

2. (1) In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears-

''acting Chairman'' means a member acting as Chairman by virtue of section  12
;

''Chairman'' means the Chairman of the Council, but does not include an
acting Chairman;

''Council'' means the Advisory Council for Inter-government Relations
established by this Act;

''Council of Local Government Associations'' means the Australian Council of
Local Government Associations;

''deputy member'' means a person appointed as a deputy member under section 
13 ;

''general election''-

   (a)  in relation to the Parliament of the Commonwealth-means a general
        election for the House of Representatives; and

   (b)  in relation to the Parliament of a State-means a general election for
        the House of which the Premier of the State is a member;

''inter-government co-operation'' means co-operation between, and
co-ordination of the activities of, the various spheres of government in
Australia, that is to say, federal government, State government and local
government;

''member'' or ''member of the Council'' means a member of the Council, but
does not include a deputy member;

''non-Parliamentary member'' means a member other than a Parliamentary member;

''Parliamentary member'' means a member referred to in any one of paragraphs 8
(2) (a) to (h), inclusive;

''participating State'' means a State a member of the Parliament of which is a
member or deputy member of the Council.

(2) For the purpose of this Act, a member of a Parliament shall be deemed not
to have ceased to be a member of that Parliament while he continues to be
entitled to the allowance, salary or remuneration that became payable to him
as such a member.