Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Act 2015
8Meaning of agency of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory
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8 Meaning of agency of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory
(1) A body is an agency of the Commonwealth if the body is one of the following: (a) a Department of State of the Commonwealth; (b) an agency, authority or body (whether incorporated or not) established for a public purpose by or under a law of the Commonwealth; (c) a person holding office, or exercising power, under a law of the Commonwealth; (d) a body (whether incorporated or not) prescribed for the purposes of this paragraph. (2) A body is an agency of a State or a Territory if the body is one of the following: (a) a Department of State of the State or the Territory; (b) a local government body of the State or the Territory; (c) any other agency, authority or body (whether incorporated or not) established for a public purpose by or under a law of the State or the Territory; (d) a person holding office, or exercising power, under a law of the State or the Territory; (e) a body (whether incorporated or not) prescribed for the purposes of this paragraph.