"Agency Head" has the same meaning as in the Public Service Act 1999 .
"classification" includes a level.
"commencing time" means the time when this Act commences.
"continuing employee" means a person who was a continuing employee in a former Parliamentary Department for the purposes of Division 10 of Part III of the old Act immediately before the commencing time.
"continuing SES officer" means a person who was an SES officer in a former Parliamentary Department immediately before the commencing time.
"corresponding new Department", means:
"eligible public employment" means eligible public employment within the meaning of Part IV of the old Act.
"first-tier person" means a person:
"Merit Protection Act" means the Merit Protection (Australian Government Employees) Act 1984 .
"non-SES officer" means a person who was an officer under the old Act, other than an SES officer.
"old Act" means the Public Service Act 1922 .
"old Act employee" means an employee within the meaning of the old Act.
"old Act officer" means an officer within the meaning of the old Act.
"pre-commencement misconduct" means conduct of an old Act officer or old Act employee before the commencing time that was misconduct for the purposes of Subdivision C, D or E of Division 6 of Part III of the old Act.
"transitional period", in relation to a first-tier person, means the period starting at the commencing time and ending at the earliest of the following times: