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Parliament Bill

Parliamentary security

163: Interpretation of this Part

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In this part of the bill, you need to understand what some words mean. The term 'electorate and community office' refers to a place where a member of Parliament works with their community using money given by Parliament. This includes the office building and the area around it, like the car park and footpath. You also need to know what a 'parliamentary meeting' is. This includes when the House of Representatives is sitting or when a committee is meeting. A 'Police officer' is a constable, which is defined in the Policing Act 2008. Another term is 'specified offence', which refers to a particular type of offence described in section 164. You should be aware of what these terms mean as you read through this part of the bill. These definitions will help you understand the rest of the bill.

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Part 7Parliamentary security

163Interpretation of this Part

  1. In this Part,—

    electorate and community office—

    1. means premises that are operated by a member to conduct the member’s constituency and representative activities using funding appropriated by Parliament; and
      1. includes the following grounds and areas:
        1. the grounds that are immediately adjacent to those premises and that either belong to those premises or service those premises:
          1. if those premises are adjacent to a road, any footpath or other area between those premises and the road:
            1. any car parking area in those premises or in the grounds described in subparagraph (i)

            parliamentary meeting includes, without limitation, the following:

            1. a sitting of the House of Representatives:
              1. a meeting of a committee

                Police officer means a constable within the meaning of section 4 of the Policing Act 2008

                  specified offence means an offence described in section 164.