Meaning of conduct
8 Meaning of conduct
(1) Without limiting the conduct to which this Act applies, this Act extends to the following:
conduct occurring before the commencement of this Act;
conduct occurring outside the Territory;
conduct engaged in:
(i) by a person who was a public officer at the time it was engaged in but who has since ceased to be a public officer; or
(ii) by an entity that was a public body at the time it was engaged in but that has since ceased to be a public body or has ceased to exist.
A public body engages in conduct if:
(a) the conduct is engaged in by a person or body with the authority to act on behalf of the public body; or
(b) the conduct occurs and a person or body with the authority to act on behalf of the public body expressly, tacitly or impliedly authorises or permits it to occur; or
(c) the conduct occurs and a corporate culture exists in the public body that directs, encourages, tolerates or leads to it occurring; or
(d) the conduct occurs and the public body has failed to create and maintain a corporate culture to deter or prevent it occurring.
Note for section 8
See also section 4, definitions conduct, engage in conduct and occurs.
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