(1) The Right to Information Act 2009 and the Information Privacy Act 2009, chapter 3 apply to an external contractor prescribed under a regulation as if—
(a) the contractor were an agency; and
(b) the holder of a specified office, prescribed by regulation, of the contractor were the chief executive officer of the contractor; and
(c) the Minister were the responsible Minister.
(2) The Crime and Misconduct Act 2001 applies to an external contractor prescribed under a regulation as if—
(a) the contractor were a unit of public administration; and
(b) the holder of a specified office, prescribed by regulation, of the contractor were the chief executive officer of the contractor; and
(c) a person employed by the contractor were a person holding an appointment in a unit of public administration.
(3) The Judicial Review Act 1991 applies to an external contractor prescribed under a regulation as if—
(a) the contractor were a State authority; and
(b) a decision of an administrative character made, proposed to be made, or required to be made, by the contractor or a person employed by the contractor, whether or not in the exercise of a discretion, were a decision to which that Act applies.
(4) The Ombudsman Act 2001 applies to an external contractor prescribed under a regulation as if—
(a) the contractor were an agency; and
(b) the holder of a specified office, prescribed by regulation, of the contractor were the chief executive officer of the contractor; and
(c) a person employed by the contractor were an officer of an agency; and
(d) the Minister were the responsible Minister.
(5) The Public Interest Disclosure Act 2010 applies to an external contractor as if—
(a) the contractor were a public sector entity; and
(b) a person employed by the contractor were a public officer; and
(c) the holder of a specified office, prescribed by regulation, of the contractor were the chief executive officer of the contractor.