In these Regulations, any word or expression to which a meaning has been assigned either in the Act or the Defence Act, 2002 (Act No. 42 of 2002), has the meaning so assigned and, unless the context otherwise indicates—

"complainant"

means a member or former member of the Defence Force as contemplated in section 1 of the Defence Act, 2002, or a representative of a member of the Defence Force, or any member of the public who is not a member of the Defence Force;

"complaint"

means a complaint, contemplated in section 4 of the Act;

"Grievance Board"

means the Grievance Board contemplated in regulation 1 of the Individual Grievances Regulations of June 2010;

"official conduct"

means any act or omission committed by a member of the Defence Force in execution of his or her duties, including that of a member deployed to another state;

"the Act"

means the Military Ombud Act, 2012 (Act No. 4 of 2012);

"the Defence Act"

means the Defence Act, 2002 (Act No. 42 of 2002);

"written" or "in writing"

means handwritten in ink or any form of electronic writing as contemplated in section 12 of the Electronic Communications and Transactions Act, 2002 (Act No. 25 of 2002).