Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts(1) For this Act, an unincorporated body established under an enactment for the purpose of assisting, or exercising functions connected with, a prescribed authority is not taken to be a prescribed authority but action taken by the body, or by a person for the body, is taken to be action by the prescribed authority.
Examples of bodies
A board, council and committee
Note 1 Body includes any group of people joined together for a common purpose (see Legislation Act, dict, pt 1).
Note 2 An example is part of the Act, is not exhaustive and may extend, but does not limit, the meaning of the provision in which it appears (see Legislation Act, s 126 and s 132).
(2) For this Act, a person is not taken to be a prescribed authority only because the person holds or performs the duties of a specified office, but any action taken by or for the person is taken to have been taken by the agency or body concerned.
Note Agency includes a prescribed authority (see dictionary).
(3) In this section:
"specified office" means—
(a) an office the duties of which the person performs as employment duties as an officer of an agency; or
(b) an office of a member of a body; or
(c) an office established by an enactment for a prescribed authority; or
(d) an office prescribed by regulation.