Advocate means a person other than paid staff who has been selected by the individual or by the individual's legal representative to help the individual understand and make choices in matters relating to identification of needs and choices of services, especially when rights are at risk or have been violated.
Victim advocate means a person who provides support and assistance for a person who files a petition under this section.
Consumer advocate means the consumer advocate referred to in Iowa Code chapter 475A.
Regional integration organization means an organization constituted by sovereign States of a given region, to which its member States have transferred competence in respect of matters governed by this Convention. Such organizations shall declare, in their instruments of formal confirmation or accession, the extent of their competence with respect to matters governed by this Convention. Subsequently, they shall inform the depositary of any substantial modification in the extent of their competence.
Staff means any individual who is a full-time, part-time, or an independently contracted employee with the Offerors’ company.