Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00563:section:8
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00563
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 8
Character Range: 15070–16117

8  Meaning of agency of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory
 (1) A body is an agency of the Commonwealth if the body is one of the following:
 (a) a Department of State of the Commonwealth;
 (b) an agency, authority or body (whether incorporated or not) established for a public purpose by or under a law of the Commonwealth;
 (c) a person holding office, or exercising power, under a law of the Commonwealth;
 (d) a body (whether incorporated or not) prescribed for the purposes of this paragraph.
 (2) A body is an agency of a State or a Territory if the body is one of the following:
 (a) a Department of State of the State or the Territory;
 (b) a local government body of the State or the Territory;
 (c) any other agency, authority or body (whether incorporated or not) established for a public purpose by or under a law of the State or the Territory;
 (d) a person holding office, or exercising power, under a law of the State or the Territory;
 (e) a body (whether incorporated or not) prescribed for the purposes of this paragraph.