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Human Rights Commission Act 2005
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10 Who is a provider?
(1) For this Act, a provider of a service is an entity that provides, or holds
out that it can provide, the service.
(2) A provider of a service includes—
(a) an entity that employs someone who—
(i) provides the service; or
(ii) holds out that the person can provide the service; and
(b) a volunteer providing the service on behalf of someone else; and
(c) someone who was a provider when the service was provided,
but is no longer providing the service.
(3) However, a funding body does not provide a service only because the
body pays for the service to be provided by someone else.
Establishment, constitution and functions of commission Division 3.1
Division 3.1 Establishment, constitution and
functions of commission
11 Establishment of commission
The Human Rights Commission (the commission) is established.
12 Members of commission
(1) The commission has the following members:
(a) the president;
(b) the children and young people commissioner;
(c) the disability and community services commissioner;
(d) the discrimination commissioner;
(e) the health services commissioner;
(f) the human rights commissioner;
(g) the public advocate;
(h) the victims of crime commissioner.
(2) The president of the commission is the human rights commissioner.
(3) A person may hold 2 or more positions mentioned in subsection (1).