The Freedom of Information Bill, 2012 government department or public authority; (ii) receives any part of its revenues directly from money provided by Parliament or from a levy authorized by an enactment or fee or charge of any other description so authorized; (e) any body or authority subject to examination and audit by the Controller and Auditor - General; (f) a statutory corporation within the meaning of the State Corporations Act; (g) a commission of inquiry issued under the Commissions of Inquiry Act; (h) all local authorities established under the Local Government Act; (i) any body carrying out a statutory or public function, provided that the body is a public authority only to the extent of its statutory or public function; or (j) any other body or authority designated by the Minister as a public authority for purposes of this Act. “public officer” has the same meaning as assigned to it under Article 260 of the Constitution; “public record” includes any writing containg information relating to the conduct of the public’s business, including but not limited to court records, mortgages and deed records, prepared, owned, used or retained by a public body regardless of physical form or characteristics; “service commission” means the Public Service Commission, the Parliamentary Service Commission or the Judicial Service Commission. 4