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Long Service Leave (Commonwealth Employees) Act 1976
6Meaning of authority of a State or of the Northern Territory
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6 Meaning of authority of a State or of the Northern Territory
(1) Subject to regulations made in accordance with section 7, a reference in this Act to an authority of a State shall be read as a reference to: (a) an authority, whether incorporated or not, that was or is constituted by or under the law of a State for a public purpose; or (b) a local governing body that was or is established by or under a law of a State. (2) This section has effect as if the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory were States.