CONSTITUTION ACT 1975 - SECT 96 Definitions

CONSTITUTION ACT 1975 - SECT 96

In this Part—

S. 96 def. of public authority amended by No. 9/2020 s. 390(Sch.  1 item 17).

"public authority" means—

        (a)     a public statutory authority; or

        (b)     a Council within the meaning of the Local Government Act 2020 ; or

        (c)     a company (within the meaning of the Corporations Act) all the shares in which are held by or on behalf of the State; or

        (d)     an Agency Head within the meaning of the Public Sector Management and Employment Act 1998 who is a corporation sole;

"public statutory authority" means a body, whether corporate or unincorporate, that is established by or under an Act for a public purpose but does not include a company (within the meaning of the Corporations Act) in which all the shares are not held by or on behalf of the State;

"water legislation" means the Water Act 1989 , the  Water Industry Act 1994 or the Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works Act 1958 ;

"water service" means a service relating to—

        (a)     water supply; or

        (b)     sewerage; or

        (c)     irrigation; or

        (d)     water collection and storage; or

        (e)     sewage treatment—

for ensuring the delivery of which a public authority has responsibility under water legislation, including under a licence issued under water legislation.

S. 97 inserted by No. 37/2003 s. 5.