Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Public Administration Act 2004 - SECT 104

PART 7 DECLARED AUTHORITIES

What are declared authorities?

104. What are declared authorities?



(1) In this section authority means-

   (a)  a public entity; or

   (b)  a statutory office; or

   (c)  a prerogative office; or

   (d)  any group of people employed in the service of the Crown.

(2) The Governor in Council may, by Order published in the Government Gazette-

   (a)  declare an authority to be a declared authority; and

   (b)  specify the person or body who is to have the functions of a public
        service body Head in relation to that declared authority; and

   (c)  specify the provisions of this Act which are to apply to that declared
        authority.

(3) An Order cannot be made under subsection (2) in relation to-

   (a)  an exempt body or an exempt body official in his or her capacity as
        such an official;

   (b)  an office specified in section 16(1); or

   (c)  a person covered by section 106(1), except an Assistant Commissioner
        of Police; or

   (d)  an office or the holder of an office under an Act that provides that
        the holder may or must be removed from that office following an
        address, declaration, resolution or other involvement of either or
        both Houses of Parliament; or

   (e)  a State owned enterprise, except at the request of the Minister
        responsible for it; or

   (f)  a public entity specifying that standards issued under section 66(2)
        are to apply to it, except after consultation between the Premier and
        the Minister responsible for the entity.