Australian Capital Territory Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

ANNUAL REPORTS (GOVERNMENT AGENCIES) ACT 1995 (REPEALED) - SECT 4

In this Act:

Note     A definition applies except so far as the contrary intention appears (see Legislation Act 2001 , s 155).

"appropriate administrative unit", in relation to a public authority, means the administrative unit declared under section 5 to be the appropriate administrative unit in relation to that public authority.

"prescribed time", in relation to the presentation of a report or the provision of information under this Act, means the time declared under section 11 for the presentation of that report or the provision of that information.

"public authority" means—

        (a)     a Territory instrumentality; or

        (b)     a statutory office-holder declared by the Minister under section 4A (1) to be a public authority for this paragraph; or

        (c)     an authority, tribunal, commission, council, board, institute, committee, organisation or other body that is established by or under an Act and declared by the Minister under section 4A (2) to be a public authority for this paragraph.

"reporting period" means—

        (a)     in relation to a public authority that is required to present a report under section 8 (1) or (5) (a) and in respect of which a direction under section 10 is in effect—the period specified in the direction; or

        (b)     in relation to—

              (i)     a public authority that is required to present a report under section 8 (1) or (5) (a) and in respect of which there is no direction under section 10 in effect; or

              (ii)     a public authority that is required to provide information under section 8 (5) (b); or

              (iii)     an administrative unit;

that commences operations during a financial year—that part of the financial year during which the public authority or administrative unit operates; or

        (c)     in any other case—a financial year.

"responsible Minister" means—

        (a)     in relation to an administrative unit—the Minister to whom the Chief Minister has, under the Public Sector Management Act 1994 , section 14 (1) (a) allocated responsibility for the administrative unit; or

        (b)     in relation to a public authority established or appointed by or under an Act—the Minister administering that Act in the relevant respect; or

        (c)     for any other public authority—the Minister declared by the Chief Minister under section 4B (Declaration of responsible Minister) to be the responsible Minister for the public authority.

"statutory office-holder" means the holder of an office established by an Act, and includes all persons who for the time being occupy or perform the duties of such an office.

"Territory instrumentality" means a body corporate that is established by or under an Act, or under the Corporations Act, and—

        (a)     is comprised of persons, or has a governing body comprised of persons, a majority of whom are appointed by a Minister or an agency or instrumentality of the Territory; or

        (b)     is a Territory owned corporation; or

        (c)     is subject to control or direction by a Minister; or

        (d)     is declared under the Public Sector Management Act 1994 , section 3A to be a Territory instrumentality for that Act;

but does not include—

        (e)     an administrative unit; or

        (f)     a body declared under the Public Sector Management Act 1994 , section 3A not to be a Territory instrumentality for that Act.