Modifications
53 Modifications
The PR Act is modified as stated in this section.
Sections 2, 9(1)(a), 11(4), 17, 70(b), and 82(2)(a) do not apply.
A reference to a public authority or responsible public authority, other than in section 16, is taken to be a reference to the Regulator.
A reference to the chief executive of a public authority is taken to be a reference to the chief executive officer of the Regulator.
A reference to a public record or a public record in or of Queensland is taken to be a reference to a record made for use by, or a purpose of, the Regulator and includes a copy of the record, a part of the record and a copy of a part of the record.
A general reference to Queensland as a jurisdiction is taken to be a reference to a participating jurisdiction.
In the definition public authority in section 8, a reference to any entity is taken to be a reference to that entity of a participating jurisdiction.
Note—
This definition has a limited application because of section 53(3).
Section 13(2)(a) is taken to apply to the public records of the Regulator.
Section 89 is taken to require a report on the administration of the applied Act to be included in the annual report under the PR Act given to the Minister within the meaning of that Act for tabling in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland.
In section 92, the definition repealed Act is taken to mean the repealed Public Records Act 2002 as applied for the purposes of the Law.
In Schedule 3, the definitions Assistant Minister, court, Ministerial record and responsible public authority do not apply.
To avoid doubt, in the applied Act—
in Part 4, a reference to the Minister (without further description) is a reference to the Minister administering the PR Act; and
in section 13(2), a reference to the State is a reference to the Crown in right of Queensland.
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