Parliament Act 2025

Parliamentary security

162: Interpretation of this Part

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In this Part of the law, you need to know 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 understand what a 'parliamentary meeting' is. This includes when the House of Representatives meets or when a committee meets. A 'Police officer' is a constable, which is defined in the Policing Act 2008. Another important term is 'specified offence', which is an offence described in section 163. This helps you understand what offences are being referred to in this Part of the law. You can look up these sections to learn more about what they mean.

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161: Outline of this Part, or

"What's in this part of the law about parliamentary security?"

163: Meaning of specified offence, or

"What are the special rules for certain crimes near Parliament?"

Part 7Parliamentary security

162Interpretation of this Part

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
2. 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:
  2. if those premises are adjacent to a road, any footpath or other area between those premises and the road:
  3. 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:
2. 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 163.