sec.18Meaning of agency

### sec.18 Meaning of agency In this Act, an agency means— a Minister; or a department; or a local government; or a public authority. However, in this Act, agency does not include an excluded entity. For this Act— a board, council, committee, subcommittee or other body established by government to help, or to perform functions connected with, an agency is not a separate agency, but is taken to be comprised within the agency; and a reference to an agency includes a reference to a body that is taken to be comprised within the agency; and a reference to local government includes a reference to the Wide Bay Water Corporation. In this section— excluded entity means— an entity mentioned in schedule 2 , part 1 ; or an entity mentioned in schedule 2 , part 2 in relation to the function mentioned in that part. s 18 amd 2023 No. 32 s 16 (sec.18-ssec.1) In this Act, an agency means— a Minister; or a department; or a local government; or a public authority. (sec.18-ssec.2) However, in this Act, agency does not include an excluded entity. (sec.18-ssec.3) For this Act— a board, council, committee, subcommittee or other body established by government to help, or to perform functions connected with, an agency is not a separate agency, but is taken to be comprised within the agency; and a reference to an agency includes a reference to a body that is taken to be comprised within the agency; and a reference to local government includes a reference to the Wide Bay Water Corporation. (sec.18-ssec.4) In this section— excluded entity means— an entity mentioned in schedule 2 , part 1 ; or an entity mentioned in schedule 2 , part 2 in relation to the function mentioned in that part. - (a) a Minister; or - (b) a department; or - (c) a local government; or - (d) a public authority. - (a) a board, council, committee, subcommittee or other body established by government to help, or to perform functions connected with, an agency is not a separate agency, but is taken to be comprised within the agency; and - (b) a reference to an agency includes a reference to a body that is taken to be comprised within the agency; and - (c) a reference to local government includes a reference to the Wide Bay Water Corporation. - (a) an entity mentioned in schedule 2 , part 1 ; or - (b) an entity mentioned in schedule 2 , part 2 in relation to the function mentioned in that part.