4Public bodies and officers

### 4 Public bodies and officers > [*\[Section 4 Subsection (2) amended by No. 55 of 2007, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Mar 2008\]*](/view/html/inforce/2008-03-01/act-2007-055#JS1@Ja13@GC1@EN) [*\[Section 4 Substituted by No. 68 of 2009, s. 6, Applied:01 Oct 2010\]*](/view/html/inforce/2010-10-01/act-2009-068#GS6@EN) > > > (1)  Subject to [subsection (3)](#GS4@Gs3@EN) , the following bodies and authorities are public bodies for the purposes of this Act: > > > > > > (a) the Parliament of Tasmania; > > > > > > > (b) a State Service Agency; > > > > > > > (c) the Police Service; > > > > > > > (d) a council; > > > > > > > (e) a Government Business Enterprise; > > > > > > > (f) a State-owned Company; > > > > > > > (g) a council-owned company; > > > > > > > (ga) [*\[Section 4 Subsection (1) amended by No. 13 of 2012, s. 54, Applied:30 May 2012\]*](/view/html/inforce/2012-05-30/act-2012-013#GS54@EN) the University of Tasmania; > > > > > > > (h) a body or authority, whether incorporated or not, whose members or a majority of whose members are appointed by the Governor or a Minister; > > > > > > > (i) 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)  Subject to [subsection (3)](#GS4@Gs3@EN) , the following persons are public officers for the purposes of this Act: > > > > > > (a) a Member of Parliament; > > > > > > > (b) a councillor; > > > > > > > (c) a member, officer or employee of a public body; > > > > > > > (d) a member of the governing body of a public body; > > > > > > > (e) an employee of a council; > > > > > > > (f) any person performing functions under the [Parliamentary Privilege Act 1898](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1898-030) ; > > > > > > > (g) 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](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2000-085) , [Parliamentary Privilege Act 1898](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1898-030) or otherwise; > > > > > > > (h) any person performing functions under the [Governor of Tasmania Act 1982](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1982-026) ; > > > > > > > (i) a person appointed to an office by the Governor or a Minister under an Act. > > > (3)  The following bodies are not public bodies for the purposes of this Act: > > > > > > (a) a court; > > > > > > > (b) a tribunal; > > > > > > > (c) the Tasmanian Industrial Commission; > > > > > > > (d) the Integrity Commission; > > > > > > > (e) any other prescribed body. > > > (4)  The following persons are not public officers for the purposes of this Act: > > > > > > (a) the Governor of Tasmania; > > > > > > > (b) a judge of the Supreme Court; > > > > > > > (c) the Associate Judge of the Supreme Court; > > > > > > > (d) a magistrate of the Magistrates Court; > > > > > > > (e) the Director of Public Prosecutions; > > > > > > > (f) any other prescribed person.