4Application of Act

4 Application of Act

[Section 4 Substituted by No. 33 of 2005, s. 5, Applied:11 Jul 2005]

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

(a) a State Service Agency;

(b) the Police Service;

(c) a local authority;

(d) a body or authority, whether incorporated or not, that is constituted or established by or under an Act for a public purpose;

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

(f) a person appointed to an office by the Governor or a Minister under an Act;

(g) a Government Business Enterprise;

(h) a State-owned company;

(i) the University of Tasmania;

(ia) [Section 4 Subsection (1) amended by No. 13 of 2008, Sched. 1, Applied:09 Jul 2008] a regulated entity within the meaning of the Water and Sewerage Industry Act 2008 ;

(j) 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.

(2)  The following persons and bodies are not public authorities for the purposes of this Act:

(a) the Director of Public Prosecutions;

(b) the Ombudsman;

(c) the Deputy Ombudsman;

(d) the Solicitor-General;

(da) the State Litigator;