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Meaning of agency of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory

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8 Meaning of agency of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory

(1)

A body is an agency of the Commonwealth if the body is one of the following:

(a)

a Department of State of the Commonwealth;

(b)

an agency, authority or body (whether incorporated or not) established for a public purpose by or under a law of the Commonwealth;

(c)

a person holding office, or exercising power, under a law of the Commonwealth;

(d)

a body (whether incorporated or not) prescribed for the purposes of this paragraph.

(2)

A body is an agency of a State or a Territory if the body is one of the following:

(a)

a Department of State of the State or the Territory;

(b)

a local government body of the State or the Territory;

(c)

any other agency, authority or body (whether incorporated or not) established for a public purpose by or under a law of the State or the Territory;

(d)

a person holding office, or exercising power, under a law of the State or the Territory;

(e)

a body (whether incorporated or not) prescribed for the purposes of this paragraph.

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