60Public body to establish procedures that comply with guidelines and standards

### 60 Public body to establish procedures that comply with guidelines and standards > [*\[Section 60 Substituted by No. 68 of 2009, s. 26, Applied:01 Oct 2010\]*](/view/html/inforce/2010-10-01/act-2009-068#GS26@EN) > > > (1)  A public body is to establish procedures that comply with any guidelines and standards referred to in [section 38(1)(c)](#GS38@Gs1@Hpc@EN) . > > > (2)  The procedures established by a public body under [subsection (1)](#GS60@Gs1@EN) are to include procedures for the protection of the welfare of a person making a disclosure. > > > (3)  [*\[Section 60 Subsection (3) amended by No. 38 of 2015, s. 45, Applied:13 Oct 2015\]*](/view/html/inforce/2015-10-13/act-2015-038#GS45@Hpa@EN) A large public body is to submit its procedures to the Ombudsman for approval, and is to submit its procedures to the Ombudsman at least once in each 3-year period following the initial approval. > > > (4)  [*\[Section 60 Subsection (4) inserted by No. 38 of 2015, s. 45, Applied:13 Oct 2015\]*](/view/html/inforce/2015-10-13/act-2015-038#GS45@Hpb@EN) In this section – > > > > > ***GBE*** means a Government Business Enterprise within the meaning of the [Government Business Enterprises Act 1995](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1995-022) ; > > > > > ***large public body*** includes – > > > > > > > > (a) a State Service Agency; and > > > > > > > > > (b) a council within the meaning of the [Local Government Act 1993](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1993-095) ; and > > > > > > > > > (c) a GBE; and > > > > > > > > > (d) a State-owned company; > > > > > ***State-owned company*** means a company that is incorporated under the Corporations Act and is controlled by – > > > > > > > > (a) the Crown; or > > > > > > > > > (b) a GBE; or > > > > > > > > > (c) a statutory authority; or > > > > > > > > > (d) another company which is itself controlled by an entity referred to in [paragraph (a)](#GS60@Gs4@Nd1792014455312@Hpa@EN) , [(b)](#GS60@Gs4@Nd1792014455312@Hpb@EN) or [(c)](#GS60@Gs4@Nd1792014455312@Hpc@EN) . > > > (5)  [*\[Section 60 Subsection (5) inserted by No. 38 of 2015, s. 45, Applied:13 Oct 2015\]*](/view/html/inforce/2015-10-13/act-2015-038#GS45@Hpb@EN) For the purposes of the definition of *State-owned company* in [subsection (4)](#GS60@Gs4@EN) , the provisions of the Corporations Act relating to control are taken to apply as if the Crown, GBE or statutory authority, as the case may be, were a corporation under that Act.