Definitions
6OA Definitions
In this Part:
Assistant Commissioner, for a Royal Commission, means a person authorised under subsection 6OB(2A) to be an Assistant Commissioner for the sole purpose of holding private sessions for the Commission.
Child Sexual Abuse Royal Commission means the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse issued by the Governor‑General by Letters Patent on 11 January 2013 (and including any later variations of those Letters Patent).
Defence and Veteran Suicide Royal Commission means the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide, issued by the Governor‑General by Letters Patent on 8 July 2021 (and including any later variations of those Letters Patent).
defence member means a member of the Defence Force.
Disability Royal Commission means the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability, issued by the Governor‑General by Letters Patent on 4 April 2019 (and including any later variations of those Letters Patent).
private session means a private session held under section 6OB.
veteran means a person who has served, or is serving, as a member of the Permanent Forces or as a member of the Reserves.
In subsection (1), the following terms have the same meaning as in the Defence Act 1903:
Defence Force;
Permanent Forces;
Reserves.
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