16Meaning of “agency”

#### 16 Meaning of “agency” 16 Meaning of “agency” > > (1) In this Act, agency means 1 of the following persons or bodies— > > > > > (a) a Public Service agency, > > > > > (b) the group of staff comprising each of the following services, or a separate group of that staff— > > > > > > > (i) the NSW Police Force, > > > > > > > (ii) the Teaching Service of New South Wales, > > > > > > > (iii) the NSW Health Service, > > > > > > > (iv) the Transport Service of New South Wales, > > > > > (c) a statutory body representing the Crown, > > > > > (d) an integrity agency, > > > > > (e) a public authority whose conduct or activities an integrity agency is authorised by another Act or law to investigate or audit, > > > > > (f) a State owned corporation or subsidiary of a State owned corporation, > > > > > (g) a local government authority, > > > > > (h) a Local Aboriginal Land Council constituted under the [Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1983-042), > > > > > (i) the Department of Parliamentary Services, the Department of the Legislative Assembly and the Department of the Legislative Council. > > > (2) However, a Minister’s office is not an agency. > > > (3) The regulations may, for the purposes of this Act, declare a body— > > > > > (a) to be an agency, or > > > > > (b) not to be an agency. > > > (4) The regulations may declare a specified agency to be part of and included in another specified agency, and not to be a separate agency, for the purposes of— > > > > > (a) this Act, or > > > > > (b) specified provisions of this Act.