Queensland Consolidated Acts

PUBLIC INTEREST DISCLOSURE ACT 2010 - SECT 6

6 Meaning of public sector entity

(1) A
"public sector entity" is any of the following—

(a) a committee of the Legislative Assembly, whether or not a statutory committee;

(b) the parliamentary service;

(c) a court or tribunal;

(d) the administrative office attached to a court or tribunal;

(e) the Executive Council;

(f) a department;

Note—

The following are, or are included in, departments—

• the Queensland Ambulance Service

• the Queensland Fire and Rescue Service

• the Queensland Police Service.

(g) a local government;

(h) a registered higher education provider or TAFE Queensland;

(j) an entity established under an Act or under State or local government authorisation for a public, State or local government purpose;

(k) an entity, prescribed under a regulation, that is assisted by public funds.

(2) However, the following are not public sector entities—

(a) a corporate entity, other than to the extent expressly stated in this Act;

(b) a GOC, other than to the extent expressly stated in this Act;

(c) the following entities under the Education (General Provisions) Act 2006 —

(i) an advisory committee;

(ii) a non-State school;

(iii) a parents and citizens association;

(d) an entity prescribed under a regulation.

(3) Also, a State educational institution or school council is part of the department in which the Education (General Provisions) Act 2006 is administered.

Note—

See also the Corrective Services Act 2006 , section 273 (5) .

(4) In this section—

"registered higher education provider" see the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011 (Cwlth) , section 5 .

"TAFE Queensland" means TAFE Queensland established under the TAFE Queensland Act 2013 , section 5 (1) .