Who is a 'government officer'?

A government officer is defined by section 36AB of the Industrial Relations Act 1979 and includes:

• a public service officer
• a member of the Governor’s Establishment as defined in the section 3 of the Governor’s Establishment Act 1992
• a person employed as a member of a department of the staff of Parliament under the Parliamentary and Electorate Staff (Employment) Act 1992
• an electorate officer as defined in section 3(1) of the Parliamentary and Electorate Staff (Employment) Act 1992
• any other person employed on the salaried staff of a public authority

The following are not government officers:

• a teacher (including a member of teaching staff at a community kindergarten)
• an academic staff member
• a person holding office whose remuneration is determined by means of an Act