Information Privacy Act 2009

In this Act, public authority means any of the following entities—

an entity—

established for a public purpose by an Act; or

established by government under an Act for a public purpose, whether or not the public purpose is stated in the Act;

an entity created by the Governor in Council or a Minister;

another entity declared by regulation to be a public authority for this Act, being an entity—

supported directly or indirectly by government funds or other government assistance; or

over which government is in a position to exercise control; or

established under an Act;

given public functions under an Act;

subject to subsection (4), a person holding an office established under an

a person holding an appointment—

made by the Governor in

declared by regulation to be an appointment the holder of which is a public authority for this Act.

For subsection (1)(c), an entity may be declared by regulation to be a public authority for this Act in relation to only a part of the entity’s functions.

A prescribed entity is not a public authority in relation to documents received, or created, by it in performing a function other than the public function given under an Act.

A person is not a public authority merely because the person holds—

an office the duties of which are performed as duties of employment as an agency’s officer; or

an office of member of a body;

an office established under an Act for the purposes of an agency.

In this section—