This part of the proposed law explains what some words mean. You will see these words used in this part of the law and in Schedule 5. When you read these words, they have specific meanings. You need to know what a Commission member is. A Commission member is a member of the House of Representatives who is also on the Parliamentary Service Commission, but it does not include the Speaker. You also need to know what a Corporation member is, which is a member of the House of Representatives who is on the Parliamentary Corporation, but it does not include the Speaker or the chief executive. Some other words you should know are equal employment opportunities programme, parliamentary party employee, redundancy payment, and union. An equal employment opportunities programme is a plan to stop unfair treatment at work. A parliamentary party employee is someone who works for a party leader or party whip. A redundancy payment is money or a benefit given when someone's job is removed. A union is a group of workers registered under the Employment Relations Act 2000. These words are defined so you can understand them when you read this part of the proposed law and Schedule 5. You can use these definitions to help you make sense of the law. These definitions are important to understand the rest of the law.