Unless the context otherwise indicates–
alternate
means any person appointed as an alternate to a member under item 9(10);
chairperson
means any person who chairs any meeting of the Council or a committee;
clear day
means any day of the week except Sundays and public holidays;
committee
means any committee or other committee;
consensus
means unanimous agreement;
establishing authority
means–
i) in the case of the Council and a committee, Parliament by legislation;
ii) in the case of an ad hoc committee, the Council; and
iii) in the case of a subcommittee, the Council, or any permanent or ad hoc committee that establishes the subcommittee;
member
means any member of the Council or any committee and includes any alternate designated by a member to represent that member at a meeting of the Council or committee;
other committee
means–
a) an ad hoc committee established for a limited term to perform any function of the Council which is not a function of any committee; and
b) a subcommittee established by–
i) the Council to perform any function of the Council which is not assigned by or under this Act to a committee; and
ii) a permanent or an ad hoc committee to perform any function of that committee; and
(If a function of the Council needs to be performed on a permanent basis by a committee, the Council may either delegate or assign the function to a committee or request that a new committee be established by legislation to perform the function.)
party
means employers, employees or the State, as the case may be.
