In these rules, unless the context indicates otherwise—

"applicable procedures"

means all procedures issued in terms of legislation and all sub-ordinate legislation that regulates public administration and personnel practices in the Public Service;

"Commission"

means the Public Service commission established by section 196(1) of the Constitution;

"complainant"

means a person who has lodged a complaint with the Commission;

"complaint"

means a matter reported to the Commission in terms of section 196(4)(f)(i), (iii) and (iv) of the Constitution, 1996;

"Constitution"

means the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996;

"department"

means a national department, a national government component, the Office of a Premier, a provincial department or a provincial government component;

"employee"

means a person contemplated in section 8 of the Public Service Act, but excludes a person appointed in terms of section 12A of the Act;

"personnel practices"

means all those functions and activities executed to provide a service to employees such as recruitment, appointment, transfer and other career management objectives aimed at enhancing the well-being and effectiveness of the employees;

"public administration practices"

means all those functions and activities executed by departments to provide effective and efficient services to any person, e.g. financial management, personnel provisioning and administration, supply chain management processes, service delivery, application of policies and procedures to attain proficiency;

"public service"

means the public service contemplated in section 8 of the Public Service Act, 1994, as amended.