Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00243:section:7:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00243
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 7 (pt 2/3)
Character Range: 39119–41748

the purposes of this Act, a person who constitutes, or is acting as the person constituting, a public authority is:
 (a) a worker; and
 (b) at work throughout the time when the person is lawfully performing the functions of that authority, but not otherwise; and
 (c) carrying out work for a business or undertaking conducted by the public authority when the person is lawfully performing those functions, but not otherwise; and
 (d) an employee of the public authority.
 (2D) For the purposes of this Act, a person who is, or is acting as, a member or a deputy member of a public authority is:
 (a) a worker; and
 (b) at work throughout the time when the person is lawfully performing the functions of the public authority, but not otherwise; and
 (c) carrying out work for a business or undertaking conducted by the public authority when the person is lawfully performing those functions, but not otherwise; and
 (d) an employee of the public authority.
 (2E) For the purposes of this Act, a person who is, or is acting as, a member or a deputy member of a body established by or under an Act establishing a public authority for a purpose associated with the performance of the functions of the public authority is:
 (a) a worker; and
 (b) at work throughout the time when the person is lawfully performing the functions of the body, but not otherwise; and
 (c) carrying out work for a business or undertaking conducted by the public authority when the person is lawfully performing those functions, but not otherwise; and
 (d) an employee of the public authority.
 (2F) The Minister may, by instrument in writing, declare that a person of a class specified in the declaration is, for the purposes of this Act:
 (a) a worker; and
 (b) at work throughout the time specified in the declaration; and
 (c) carrying out work for a business or undertaking conducted by the Commonwealth, or a public authority specified in the declaration, when the person is performing functions of the kind specified in the declaration; and
 (d) an employee of the Commonwealth, or a public authority specified in the declaration.
 (2G) A declaration under subsection (2F) may only be made in relation to a class of persons if persons of that class engage in activities or perform acts:
 (a) where the declaration specifies that persons of that class are carrying out work for a business or undertaking conducted by the Commonwealth, or are employees of the Commonwealth:
 (i) at the request or direction of the Commonwealth; or
 (ii) for the benefit of the Commonwealth; or
 (iii) by or under a law of the Commonwealth or of a Territory (other than