Public Administration Act 2004
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6 What are special bodies?
(1) Subject to subsection (4), for the purposes of this Act the following are special bodies—
(a) a department of the Parliament of Victoria;
S. 6(1)(aaa) inserted by No. 27/2024 s. 145.
(aaa) the Parliamentary Workplace Standards and Integrity Commission;
S. 6(1)(aaab) inserted by No. 27/2024 s. 145.
(aaab) the office of the Parliamentary Integrity Adviser;
S. 6(1)(aa) inserted by No. 66/2011 s. 43(1).
(aa) the IBAC within the meaning of the Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission Act 2011;
S. 6(1)(ab) inserted by No. 79/2012 s. 83(1).
(ab) the Commission for Children and Young People within the meaning of the Commission for Children and Young People Act 2012;
(b) the Electoral Boundaries Commission;
S. 6(1)(ba) inserted by No. 84/2005 s. 19, repealed by No. 60/2014 s. 140(Sch. 3 item 38.1(a)).
S. 6(1)(c) substituted by No. 22/2016 s. 242.
(c) the office of the Health Complaints Commissioner within the meaning of the Health Complaints Act 2016;
(d) the office of the Ombudsman;
S. 6(1)(e) repealed by No. 82/2012 s. 165(1), new s. 6(1)(e) inserted by No. 50/2021 s. 142, repealed by No. 31/2023 s. 66.
S. 6(1)(f) substituted by Nos 60/2014 s. 140(Sch. 3 item 38.1(b)), 20/2017 s. 134(Sch. 1 item 15.1(a)).
(f) the Office of the Victorian Information Commissioner;
S. 6(1)(g) repealed by No. 77/2008 s. 129(Sch. 2 item 20.2), new s. 6(1)(g) inserted by No. 6/2012 s. 50, repealed by No. 20/2017 s. 134(Sch. 1 item 15.1(b)).
S. 6(1)(gaa) inserted by No. 56/2015 s. 48.
(gaa) the office of the Victims of Crime Commissioner;
S. 6(1)(ga) inserted by No. 26/2014 s. 455(Sch. item 24.1), substituted by No. 39/2022 s. 856.
(ga) the Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission;
S. 6(1)(gb) inserted by No. 26/2014 s. 455(Sch. item 24.1).
(gb) the Mental Health Tribunal;
S. 6(1)(gc) inserted by No. 5/2019 s. 64.
(gc) the Tribunal;
(h) VCAT;
(i) the Victorian Auditor-General's Office;
S. 6(1)(ia) inserted by No. 38/2018 s. 292.
(ia) the Victorian Disability Worker Commissioner;
(j) the Victorian Electoral Commission;
S. 6(1)(ja) inserted by No. 70/2011 s. 47(1), amended by No. 31/2024 s. 113(Sch. 1 item 27.2).
(ja) Integrity Oversight Victoria within the meaning of the ;