8Meaning of conduct

8 Meaning of conduct (1) Without limiting the conduct to which this Act applies, this Act extends to the following: (a) conduct occurring before the commencement of this Act; (b) conduct occurring outside the Territory; (c) conduct engaged in: (i) by a person who was a public officer at the time it was engaged in but who has since ceased to be a public (ii) by an entity that was a public body at the time it was engaged in but that has since ceased to be a public body or has ceased to exist. (2) A public body engages in conduct if: (a) the conduct is engaged in by a person or body with the authority to act on behalf of the public body; or (b) the conduct occurs and a person or body with the authority to act on behalf of the public body expressly, tacitly or impliedly authorises or permits it to occur; or (c) the conduct occurs and a corporate culture exists in the public body that directs, encourages, tolerates or leads to it occurring; or (d) the conduct occurs and the public body has failed to create and maintain a corporate culture to deter or prevent it occurring. Note for section 8 See also section 4, definitions conduct, engage in conduct and occurs.