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Parliament Act 2025

Parliamentary Service and other parliamentary bodies

121: Interpretation of this Part and Schedule 5

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When you read this part of the law and Schedule 5, you need to know what some words mean. A Commission member is a person who is in the House of Representatives and also in the Parliamentary Service Commission, but it does not include the Speaker. You will also see the term Corporation member, which means a person who is in the House of Representatives and also in the Parliamentary Corporation, but it does not include the Speaker or the chief executive. When you see the term equal employment opportunities programme, it means a programme that helps remove barriers that cause inequality in employment. You might also see the term parliamentary party employee, which means someone who works directly for a party leader or a party whip. A redundancy payment includes any payment or benefit given when someone's job is disestablished. The term union refers to a union registered under Part 4 of the Employment Relations Act 2000, which you can find on the https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1986/0120/latest/link.aspx?id=DLM58631 webpage. You can also find Schedule 5 by following the link to LMS804357.html. These definitions help you understand what the law is talking about.

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121Interpretation of this Part and Schedule 5

  1. In this Part and in Schedule 5, unless the context otherwise requires,—

    Commission member—

    1. means a member of the House of Representatives who is also a member of the Parliamentary Service Commission; but
      1. does not include the Speaker

        Corporation member—

        1. means a member of the House of Representatives who is also a member of the Parliamentary Corporation; but
          1. does not include the Speaker or the chief executive

            equal employment opportunities programme means a programme that is aimed at identifying and eliminating all aspects of policies, procedures, and other institutional barriers that cause or perpetuate, or tend to cause or perpetuate, inequality with respect to the employment of a person or group of persons

              parliamentary party employee means an employee who is employed by the Parliamentary Service to work directly for 1 or more of the following:

              1. the office of a party leader:
                1. the office of a party whip

                  redundancy payment includes any payment or other benefit provided on the ground of a person’s position being disestablished

                    union means a union registered under Part 4 of the Employment Relations Act 2000.