"Commonwealth authority" means an authority or body, whether a body corporate or not, established for a public purpose by or under a law of the Commonwealth or of a Territory (other than the Northern Territory), and includes a company or other body corporate incorporated under a law of a State or Territory, being a company or other body corporate in which the Commonwealth has a controlling interest.

"Commonwealth employee" means:

(a)

a person who is an officer or employee for the purposes of the Public Service Act 1922 or is the holder of a statutory office;

(b)

any other person employed by the Commonwealth or by a Commonwealth authority, whether in a permanent capacity or otherwise; or

(c)

a person holding an office or appointment in the Commonwealth Teaching Service or an office or appointment under the Supply and Development Act 1939 or under regulations under the Naval Defence Act 1910 ;

but does not include a member of the Defence Force.