Part I Preliminary
Section 4
State includes the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern
Territory.
Tribunal means the Administrative Appeals Tribunal.
(2) An unincorporated body, being a board, council, committee,
sub-committee or other body established by, or in accordance with
the provisions of, an enactment for the purpose of assisting, or
performing functions connected with, a prescribed authority shall
not be taken to be a prescribed authority for the purposes of this
Act, but shall be deemed to be comprised within that prescribed
authority.
(3) A person shall not be taken to be a prescribed authority:
(a) by virtue of his or her holding:
(i) an office of member of the Legislative Assembly for the
Australian Capital Territory;
(ii) an office of member of the Legislative Assembly of the
Northern Territory or of Administrator or of Minister of
the Northern Territory; or
(iii) an office of member of the Legislative Assembly of the
Territory of Norfolk Island or of Administrator or
Deputy Administrator of that Territory or an executive
office created pursuant to section 12 of the Norfolk
Island Act 1979; or
(b) by virtue of his or her holding, or performing the duties of:
(i) a prescribed office;
(ii) an office the duties of which he or she performs as
duties of his or her employment as an officer of a
Department or as an officer of or under a prescribed
authority;
(iii) an office of member of a body; or
(iv) an office established by an enactment for the purposes
of a prescribed authority.
(4) For the purposes of this Act, the Department of Defence shall be
deemed to include:
(a) the Defence Force;
(b) the Australian Army Cadets;
(c) the Australian Navy Cadets; and
(d) the Australian Air Force Cadets.
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