Tasmanian Consolidated Acts Tasmanian Consolidated Acts
(1) Subject to subsection (2), the following persons, bodies and authorities are public authorities for the purposes of this Act:
(a) a State Service Agency;
(b) the Police Service;
(c) a local authority;
(d) a body or authority, whether incorporated or not, that is constituted or established by or under an Act for a public purpose;
(e) a body or authority, whether incorporated or not, whose members or a majority of whose members are appointed by the Governor or a Minister;
(f) a person appointed to an office by the Governor or a Minister under an Act;
(g) a Government Business Enterprise;
(h) a State-owned company;
(i) the University of Tasmania;
(ia) a regulated entity within the meaning of the Water and Sewerage Industry Act 2008;
(j) any other prescribed body or authority, whether incorporated or not –
(i) to which any money is paid by way of appropriation from the Public Account; or
(ii) over which the Government or a Minister exercises control.
(2) The following persons and bodies are not public authorities for the purposes of this Act:
(a) the Director of Public Prosecutions;
(b) the Ombudsman;
(c) the Deputy Ombudsman;
(d) the Solicitor-General;
(e) the Auditor-General;
(f) the Tasmanian Audit Office;
(g) an officer performing functions under the Parliamentary Privilege Act 1898;
(h) a person appointed or employed under the Governor of Tasmania Act 1982;
(i) a judge of the Supreme Court;
(j) the Associate Judge of the Supreme Court;
(k) a magistrate of the Magistrates Court;
(l) a court.