Queensland Consolidated Acts

PUBLIC SERVICE ACT 2008 - SECT 24

24 What is a government entity

(1) An entity is a
"government entity" if it is—

(a) a department or part of a department; or

(b) a public service office or part of a public service office; or

(c) an agency, authority, commission, corporation, instrumentality, office, or other entity, established under an Act or under State authorisation for a public or State purpose; or

(d) a part of an entity mentioned in paragraph (c) ; or

(e) another entity, or part of another entity, declared under a regulation to be a government entity; or

(f) a registry or other administrative office of a court of the State of any jurisdiction.

(2) However, each of the following entities is not a
"government entity" —

(a) a local government;

(b) a corporation owned by a local government, or a subsidiary of a corporation owned by a local government;

(c) the parliamentary service;

(d) the Governor’s official residence (known as ‘Government House’) and its associated administrative unit;

(e) the Executive Council;

(f) the Legislative Assembly;

(g) a court of the State of any jurisdiction;

(h) the police service to the extent that it does not include staff members mentioned in the Police Service Administration Act 1990 , section 2.5 (1)(a);

(i) a school council established under the Education (General Provisions) Act 2006 or a university established under an Act;

(j) a co-operative under the Co-operatives National Law (Queensland) for primary producers that is not in receipt of moneys of, or financial assistance from, the State;

(k) a government owned corporation, unless a regulation declares it to be a government entity;

(l) another entity, or part of another entity, declared under a regulation not to be a government entity.