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Government Sector Audit Act 1983
38BMeaning of “governing body”
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#### 38B Meaning of “governing body”
38B Meaning of “governing body”
> > (1) In this Division, a governing body, in relation to a relevant entity, means—
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> > > (a) a board, council or other body comprised of individuals that are collectively responsible for managing the affairs of the entity, or
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> > > (b) if the entity does not have a body described in paragraph (a)—the person who is the chief executive of the entity (however described) or otherwise responsible for the entity’s day to day management, or
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> > > (c) another entity declared by the regulations to be the governing body for the entity.
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> > (2) In this Division, a governing body does not include—
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> > > (a) a board, council or other body with merely advisory functions, or
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> > > (b) an entity, or an entity of a kind, prescribed by the regulations not to be a governing body.
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> **s 38B:** Ins 1991 No 88, Sch 1 (1). Am 1994 No 92, Sch 1; 2001 No 90, Sch 1 \[6\]–\[8\]; 2018 No 70, Sch 2\[13\] \[14\]. Subst 2022 No 75, Sch 1\[1\].