Civil Liability Act 2002

In this Part –

child means a person who has not attained the age of 18 years;

exercise includes perform;

function includes a power, authority or duty;

organisation means any organisation, whether incorporated or not, and includes a public sector body but does not include the State;

public sector body means – an Agency within the meaning of the State Service Act 2000; and a Government Business Enterprise within the meaning of the Government Business Enterprises Act 1995; and a State-owned company; and a statutory authority; and a council; and a single authority, controlling authority or joint authority established under Part 3 of the Local Government Act 1993; and a body (however described) that has been superseded by a body referred to in paragraph (a), (b), (c), (d), (e) or (f); and a body (however described) that is referred to in another paragraph of this definition and that has been abolished;

State-owned company means a company that is incorporated under the Corporations Act and that is controlled – by the Crown, a Minister of the Crown, a Government Business Enterprise or a statutory authority; or by another company that is so controlled;

statutory authority means a body or authority, whether incorporated or not, that is established or constituted by or under an Act or under the royal prerogative, being a body or authority which, or of which the governing authority, wholly or partly comprises a person or persons appointed by the Governor, a Minister or another statutory authority.