Victorian Current Acts

PARLIAMENTARY PRECINCTS ACT 2001 - SECT 3

In this Act—

S. 3 def. of authorised officer amended by No. 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 122.1(b)).

"authorised officer" means—

        (a)     the President of the Legislative Council;

        (b)     the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly;

        (c)     the Usher of the Black Rod of the Legislative Council;

        (d)     the Serjeant-at-Arms of the Legislative Assembly;

        (e)     the Clerk of the Legislative Council;

        (f)     the Clerk of the Legislative Assembly;

        (g)     the Deputy Clerk of the Legislative Council;

        (h)     the Deputy Clerk of the Legislative Assembly;

              (i)     a police officer;

        (j)     a protective services officer;

"House" means a House of the Parliament;

"memorandum of understanding" means a memorandum of understanding entered into in accordance with section 11;

"Parliamentary precincts" means—

        (a)     the Parliamentary reserve; and

        (b)     any other land or premises for the time being declared to be part of the Parliamentary precincts under section 6;

S. 3 def. of Parliamentary reserve amended by No. 53/2017 s. 87.

"Parliamentary reserve" means the land shown in the plan in the Schedule, being the land—

        (a)     contained in certified plan No. 107128 lodged in the Central Plan Office; and

        (b)     permanently reserved under the Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978 by Order in Council dated 13 October 1984 and published in the Government Gazette on 7 November 1984 at page 4002;

S. 3 def. of police officer inserted by No. 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 122.1(a)).

"police officer" has the same meaning as in the Victoria Police Act 2013 ;

"presiding officer" has the same meaning as it has in the Constitution Act 1975 ;

S. 3 def. of protective services officer substituted by No. 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 122.1(c)).

"protective services officer" has the same meaning as in the Victoria Police Act 2013 .