137Authorised officers and individuals authorised to do particular things

137 Authorised officers and individuals authorised to do particular things

(1) An individual is an authorised officer of an entity if the individual is specified in paragraph (a) of the column headed “Individuals” in an item in the following table, or authorised under subsection (2), in relation to the entity.

Note: An individual may also be authorised under subsection (3) or (4) to do particular things. These individuals are authorised to do those things but are not authorised officers.

<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="margin-left:0.25pt; border-collapse:collapse"><thead><tr><td colspan="3" style="width:343.6pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Authorised officers and individuals authorised to do particular things</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Item</span></p></td><td style="width:148.55pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Kind of entity</span></p></td><td style="width:148.55pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><a id="_Hlk81322173"><span>Individuals</span></a></p></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>1</span></p></td><td style="width:148.55pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Any of the following:</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) a Department;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) an Executive Agency within the meaning of the </span><span style="font-style:italic">Public Service Act 1999</span><span>;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(c) a Statutory Agency within the meaning of the </span><span style="font-style:italic">Public Service Act 1999</span></p></td><td style="width:148.55pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>The following:</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) the Agency Head within the meaning of the </span><span style="font-style:italic">Public Service Act 1999</span><span>;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) an </span><a id="_Hlk81322186"><span>SES employee, or an acting SES employee, in the entity</span></a><span> authorised by the Agency Head under subsection</span><span> </span><span>(2), (3) or (4);</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(c) an SES employee, or an acting SES employee, in another Department, Executive Agency or Statutory Agency authorised by the Agency Head under subsection</span><span> </span><span>(4)</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>2</span></p></td><td style="width:148.55pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Any of the following:</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) a corporate Commonwealth entity within the meaning of the </span><span style="font-style:italic">Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013</span><span>;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) a Commonwealth company within the meaning of the </span><span style="font-style:italic">Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013</span></p></td><td style="width:148.55pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>The following:</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) the chief executive officer (however described) of the entity;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) an individual authorised by the chief executive officer </span><a id="_Hlk85710132"><span>under subsection</span><span> </span><span>(2)</span></a><span> or (3)</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>3</span></p></td><td style="width:148.55pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>A person who is a prescribed authority within the meaning of paragraph</span><span> </span><span>(c) or (d) of the definition of </span><span style="font-weight:bold; font-style:italic">prescribed authority</span><span> in subsection</span><span> </span><span>4(1) of the </span><span style="font-style:italic">Freedom of Information Act 1982</span><span> and not covered by item</span><span> </span><span>1 or 2</span></p></td><td style="width:148.55pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>The following:</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) the person;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) a person authorised by that person under subsection</span><span> </span><span>(2) or (3)</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>4</span></p></td><td style="width:148.55pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>A State body or a Territory body that is the holder of a statutory office</span></p></td><td style="width:148.55pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>The following:</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) the holder of the statutory office;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) a person authorised by the holder of the statutory office under subsection</span><span> </span><span>(2) or (3)</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>5</span></p></td><td style="width:148.55pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>A State body or a Territory body other than the holder of a statutory office</span></p></td><td style="width:148.55pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>The following:</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) the chief executive officer (however described) of the body;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) a person authorised by the chief executive officer under subsection</span><span> </span><span>(2) or (3)</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>6</span></p></td><td style="width:148.55pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>A body corporate not covered by any other item</span></p></td><td style="width:148.55pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>The following:</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) the chief executive officer (however described) of the entity and any director of the entity;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) an employee of the entity authorised by the chief executive officer under subsection</span><span> </span><span>(2) or (3)</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>7</span></p></td><td style="width:148.55pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>A body politic not covered by any other item</span></p></td><td style="width:148.55pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>The following:</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) the chief Minister (however described);</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) a person authorised by the chief Minister under subsection</span><span> </span><span>(2) or (3)</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>