Freedom of InformationNo. 3, 1982
- (ii) an incorporated company or association over which the Commonwealth is in a position to exercise control;
- (c) subject to sub-section (3), the person holding, or performing the duties of, an office established by an enactment; or
- (d) the person holding, or performing the duties of, an appointment declared by the regulations to be an appointment the holder of which is a prescribed authority for the purposes of this Act, being an appointment made by the Governor-General, or by a Minister, otherwise than under an enactment;
"principal officer" means—
- (a) in relation to a Department—the person holding, or performing the duties of, the office of Permanent Head of the Department; and
- (b) in relation to a prescribed authority—
- (i) if the regulations declare an office to be the principal office in respect of the authority—the person holding, or performing the duties of, that office; or
- (ii) in any other case—the person who constitutes that authority or, if the authority is constituted by 2 or more persons, the person who is entitled to preside at any meeting of the authority at which he is present;
"request" means a request made in accordance with sub-section 15 (1);
"responsible Minister" means—
- (a) in relation to a Department—the Minister administering the relevant Department of State;
- (b) in relation to a prescribed authority referred to in paragraph (a) of the definition of "prescribed authority"—the Minister administering the enactment by which, or in accordance with the provisions of which, the prescribed authority is established;
- (c) in relation to a prescribed authority referred to in paragraph (c) of that definition—the Minister administering the enactment by which the office is established; or
- (d) in relation to any other prescribed authority—the Minister declared by the regulations to be the responsible Minister in respect of that authority,
or another Minister acting for and on behalf of that Minister;
"Tribunal" means the Administrative Appeals Tribunal.
(2) An unincorporated body, being a board, council, committee, subcommittee or other body established by, or in accordance with the provisions of, an enactment for the purpose of assisting, or performing functions connected with, a prescribed authority shall not be taken to be a prescribed authority for the purposes of this Act, but shall be deemed to be comprised within that prescribed authority.
