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] [Section 4 Substituted by No. 68 of 2009, s. 6, Applied:01 Oct 2010]

(1)  Subject to subsection (3) , 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] 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) , 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 ;