53Modifications

53 Modifications

53 Modifications

(1) The PR Act is modified as stated in this section.

(2) Sections 2, 6, 7(3), 8(3), 9(1), 15, 16(1)(b) and (c), 26(3), 42(1)(b), 47(2) to (4), 50(2)(a), 52, 58 and Parts 6 and 7 do not apply.

(3) A reference to a public authority or responsible public authority, other than in section 8(4), is taken to be a reference to the Regulator.

(4) A reference to the executive officer of a public authority is taken to be a reference to the chief executive officer of the Regulator.

(5) A reference to a public record or a public record in or of Queensland is taken to be a reference to a record made for use by, or a purpose of, the Regulator and includes a copy of the record, a part of the record and a copy of a part of the record.

(6) A general reference to Queensland as a jurisdiction is taken to be a reference to a participating jurisdiction.

(7) Section 9(2)(a) is taken to apply to the public records of the Regulator.

(8) Section 56 is taken to require a report on the administration of the applied Act to be included in the annual report under the PR Act given to the Minister within the meaning of that Act for tabling in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland.

(9) In Schedule 2—

(a) in the definition public authority, a reference to any entity is taken to be a reference to that entity of a participating jurisdiction; and

Note—

This definition has a limited application because of section 53(3).

(b) the definitions Assistant Minister, court, Ministerial record, record of an Assistant Minister and responsible public authority do not apply.

(10) To avoid doubt, in the applied Act—

(a) in Part 3, a reference to the Minister (without further description) is a reference to the Minister administering the PR Act; and

(b) in sections 9(2) and 54(2), a reference to the State is a reference to the Crown in right of Queensland; and

(c) in section 25(2), a reference to the executive government of the State is a reference to the executive government of Queensland.