5Interpretation

1. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—

   administering agency means, in relation to legislation, the department, Office of Parliament, or other organisation that is, or will be, responsible for administering the legislation

   applicable publication requirements has the meaning set out in section 74

   chief executive, in relation to an administering agency, means the chief executive of the administering agency

   Chief Parliamentary Counsel means the person who holds that office under section 135

   consolidation means a version of legislation published under section 70

   current drafting practice, in subpart 2 of Part 3, has the meaning set out in section 85

   disallowance exemption means an exemption under section 115(a) to (d)

   empowering legislation, in relation to any secondary legislation or instrument, means—

   1. the legislation that empowers the making of the secondary legislation or instrument; or
   2. the Royal prerogative (for anything done under the Royal prerogative)

   empowering provision, in relation to any secondary legislation or instrument, means—

   1. the provision of the empowering legislation that empowers the making of the secondary legislation or instrument; or
   2. the Royal prerogative (for anything done under the Royal prerogative)

   Government amendment has the meaning set out in the rules and practice of the House of Representatives

   instrument includes secondary legislation and any instrument that is not legislation (for example, an administrative document)

   introduction, in relation to a Bill, means the introduction of the Bill in accordance with the rules and practice of the House of Representatives

   legislation means the whole or a part of an Act or any secondary legislation

   legislation website means any Internet site maintained by, or on behalf of, the PCO for the publication of legislation or supporting material (or both)

   legislative guidelines or standards, in Part 4, has the meaning set out in section 102

   legislative quality procedures, in Part 4, has the meaning set out in section 102

   maker, in relation to any secondary legislation or instrument, means the person empowered to make the secondary legislation or instrument (but see also subsection (2))

   minimum legislative information means—

   1. the Title of the legislation; and
   2. the empowering provision; and
   3. the administering agency; and
   4. any other information required by regulations made under this Act

   official version, in relation to legislation, means a version of the legislation that has the status of an official version under section 78

   PCO means the Parliamentary Counsel Office

   presentation exemption means an exemption of the type referred to in section 114(2)

   referential words, in subpart 2 of Part 3, has the meaning set out in section 85

   release, in relation to an amendment to a Bill, means the circulation or release of the amendment to the House of Representatives in accordance with the rules and practice of the House of Representatives

   relevant policy agency, in Part 4, has the meaning set out in section 102

   responsible Minister, in Part 4, has the meaning set out in section 102

   secondary legislation means an instrument (whatever it is called) that—

   1. is made under an Act if the Act (or any other legislation) states that the instrument is secondary legislation; or
   2. is made under the Royal prerogative in a form and for a purpose set out in Schedule 1A

   sitting day means a sitting day of the House of Representatives.

2. In this Act, a reference to the maker of any secondary legislation or instrument is, if the Governor-General is empowered to make that legislation or instrument, a reference to the relevant Minister for that secondary legislation or instrument.

3. See also the definitions of terms for all legislation in section 13, which also apply to this Act.