5Public authorities

5 Public authorities

(1)  Subject to subsection (2) , the following persons are public authorities for the purposes of this Act:

(a) the Parliament of Tasmania and any person performing functions or exercising powers under the Parliamentary Privilege Act 1898 ;

(b) a person employed in an office of a Minister, Parliamentary Secretary or other Member of Parliament whether in accordance with the State Service Act 2000 or otherwise, except for a person performing functions or exercising powers under the Parliamentary Privilege Act 1898 ;

(c) a State Service Agency;

(d) the Police Service;

(e) any person performing functions under the Governor of Tasmania Act 1982 ;

(f) a Government Business Enterprise;

(g) the Board of a Government Business Enterprise;

(h) a State-owned company;

(i) the Board of a State-owned company;

(ia) [Section 5 Subsection (1) amended by No. 13 of 2012, s. 31, Applied:30 May 2012] the University of Tasmania;

(j) a body or authority, whether incorporated or not, whose members or a majority of whose members are appointed by the Governor or a Minister under an Act;

(k) the holder of a statutory office;

(l) a local authority;

(m) a council-owned company;

(n) any other prescribed body or authority, whether incorporated or not –

(i) to which any money is paid by way of appropriation from the Public Account; or

(ii) over which the Government or a Minister exercises control.