Integrity Commission Act 2009

Subject to subsection (2), the following persons are public authorities for the purposes of this Act:the Parliament of Tasmania and any person performing functions or exercising powers under the Parliamentary Privilege Act 1898; a person employed in an office of a Minister, Parliamentary Secretary or other Member of Parliament whether in accordance with the State Service Act 2000 or otherwise, except for a person performing functions or exercising powers under the Parliamentary Privilege Act 1898; a State Service Agency; the Police Service; any person performing functions under the Governor of Tasmania Act 1982; a Government Business Enterprise; the Board of a Government Business Enterprise; a State-owned company; the Board of a State-owned company; the University of Tasmania; a body or authority, whether incorporated or not, whose members or a majority of whose members are appointed by the Governor or a Minister under an Act; the holder of a statutory office; a local authority; a council-owned company; any other prescribed body or authority, whether incorporated or not – to which any money is paid by way of appropriation from the Public Account; or over which the Government or a Minister exercises control.

The following persons are not public authorities for the purposes of this Act:the Governor of Tasmania; a judge of the Supreme Court; the Associate Judge of the Supreme Court; a magistrate of the Magistrates Court; a court; members of a tribunal; members of the Tasmanian Industrial Commission; the Integrity Commission; any other prescribed person.

A reference to a person specified in subsection (1) or (2) includes a reference to that person as it was formerly known.