sec.8What is a public sector entity

### sec.8 What is a public sector entity A public sector entity is— a public service entity; or an entity, other than a public service entity, prescribed by regulation as a public sector entity; or a registry or other administrative office of a court or tribunal of the State; or an agency, authority, commission, corporation, instrumentality, office, or other entity, other than an entity mentioned in paragraph (a) , (b) or (c) , established under an Act for a public or State purpose. However, none of the following is a public sector entity— a local government; a corporation owned by a local government, or a subsidiary of a corporation owned by a local government; the parliamentary service established under the Parliamentary Service Act 1988 ; the Governor’s official residence (known as ‘Government House’) and its associated administrative unit; the Executive Council; the Legislative Assembly; a court of the State; the police service to the extent that it does not include staff members mentioned in the Police Service Administration Act 1990 , section 2 .5(1)(a) or 2.5(1)(b)(ii); a community justice group established under the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities (Justice, Land and Other Matters) Act 1984 ; a school council established under the Education (General Provisions) Act 2006 ; a parents and citizens association formed under the Education (General Provisions) Act 2006 , chapter 7 ; a university established under an Act; a co-operative under the Co-operatives National Law (Queensland) for primary producers that is not in receipt of moneys of, or financial assistance from, the State; an association incorporated under the Associations Incorporation Act 1981 ; a government owned corporation, unless a regulation prescribes it to be a public sector entity; a national system employer within the meaning of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cwlth) , section 14 , including a national system employer mentioned in section 30N of that Act; the council; a taskforce established under section 195 ; another entity prescribed by another Act for this section not to be a public sector entity; another entity, or part of another entity, prescribed by regulation for this section not to be a public sector entity. Also, if a public sector entity mentioned in subsection (1) (d) is part of a department, the public sector entity is taken not to have an existence as a public sector entity, separate to the existence of the department as a public sector entity, for the purpose of this Act. In this section— court includes a court of record. (sec.8-ssec.1) A public sector entity is— a public service entity; or an entity, other than a public service entity, prescribed by regulation as a public sector entity; or a registry or other administrative office of a court or tribunal of the State; or an agency, authority, commission, corporation, instrumentality, office, or other entity, other than an entity mentioned in paragraph (a) , (b) or (c) , established under an Act for a public or State purpose. (sec.8-ssec.2) However, none of the following is a public sector entity— a local government; a corporation owned by a local government, or a subsidiary of a corporation owned by a local government; the parliamentary service established under the Parliamentary Service Act 1988 ; the Governor’s official residence (known as ‘Government House’) and its associated administrative unit; the Executive Council; the Legislative Assembly; a court of the State; the police service to the extent that it does not include staff members mentioned in the Police Service Administration Act 1990 , section 2 .5(1)(a) or 2.5(1)(b)(ii); a community justice group established under the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities (Justice, Land and Other Matters) Act 1984 ; a school council established under the Education (General Provisions) Act 2006 ; a parents and citizens association formed under the Education (General Provisions) Act 2006 , chapter 7 ; a university established under an Act; a co-operative under the Co-operatives National Law (Queensland) for primary producers that is not in receipt of moneys of, or financial assistance from, the State; an association incorporated under the Associations Incorporation Act 1981 ; a government owned corporation, unless a regulation prescribes it to be a public sector entity; a national system employer within the meaning of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cwlth) , section 14 , including a national system employer mentioned in section 30N of that Act; the council; a taskforce established under section 195 ; another entity prescribed by another Act for this section not to be a public sector entity; another entity, or part of another entity, prescribed by regulation for this section not to be a public sector entity. (sec.8-ssec.3) Also, if a public sector entity mentioned in subsection (1) (d) is part of a department, the public sector entity is taken not to have an existence as a public sector entity, separate to the existence of the department as a public sector entity, for the purpose of this Act. (sec.8-ssec.4) In this section— court includes a court of record. - (a) a public service entity; or - (b) an entity, other than a public service entity, prescribed by regulation as a public sector entity; or - (c) a registry or other administrative office of a court or tribunal of the State; or - (d) an agency, authority, commission, corporation, instrumentality, office, or other entity, other than an entity mentioned in paragraph (a) , (b) or (c) , established under an Act for a public or State purpose. - (a) a local government; - (b) a corporation owned by a local government, or a subsidiary of a corporation owned by a local government; - (c) the parliamentary service established under the Parliamentary Service Act 1988 ; - (d) the Governor’s official residence (known as ‘Government House’) and its associated administrative unit; - (e) the Executive Council; - (f) the Legislative Assembly; - (g) a court of the State; - (h) the police service to the extent that it does not include staff members mentioned in the Police Service Administration Act 1990 , section 2 .5(1)(a) or 2.5(1)(b)(ii); - (i) a community justice group established under the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities (Justice, Land and Other Matters) Act 1984 ; - (j) a school council established under the Education (General Provisions) Act 2006 ; - (k) a parents and citizens association formed under the Education (General Provisions) Act 2006 , chapter 7 ; - (l) a university established under an Act; - (m) a co-operative under the Co-operatives National Law (Queensland) for primary producers that is not in receipt of moneys of, or financial assistance from, the State; - (n) an association incorporated under the Associations Incorporation Act 1981 ; - (o) a government owned corporation, unless a regulation prescribes it to be a public sector entity; - (p) a national system employer within the meaning of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cwlth) , section 14 , including a national system employer mentioned in section 30N of that Act; - (q) the council; - (r) a taskforce established under section 195 ; - (s) another entity prescribed by another Act for this section not to be a public sector entity; - (t) another entity, or part of another entity, prescribed by regulation for this section not to be a public sector entity.