(1)  Subject to this section, for the purposes of this Act, the appropriate Minister in relation to an Agency is the Minister for the time being responsible for the administration of that Agency.

(2)  If more than one Minister has responsibility for the administration of an Agency, a reference in a provision of this Act to the appropriate Minister is to be taken, in so far as the provision applies to an activity, of that Agency, for which one of those Ministers has responsibility, to be a reference to that Minister.

(3)  A reference in this Act to the appropriate Minister in relation to an Agency is to be taken to be, if the Agency is –

(a) the Legislative Council – a reference to the President of the Legislative Council; or

(b) the House of Assembly – a reference to the Speaker of the House of Assembly; or

(c) the Legislature-General – a reference to the President and the Speaker acting jointly; or

(d) the Office of the Governor – a reference to the Minister administering the Governor of Tasmania Act 1982 .

(4)  If there is doubt as to who is the Minister who has responsibility for the administration of an activity, the Treasurer is to determine who is to be the appropriate Minister in relation to that activity.