Queensland Consolidated Acts

FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY ACT 2009 - SECT 9

(1) A statutory body is an entity that—

(a) is established under an Act; and

(b) has control of funds; and

(c) includes, or whose governing body includes, at least 1 member—

(i) who is appointed under an Act by the Governor in Council or a Minister; or

(ii) whose appointment is approved by the Governor in Council or a Minister.

(2) However, an entity is not a statutory body for this Act if it is—

(a) a department; or

(b) a part of a department as mentioned in section 8(3); or

(c) a local government; or

(d) an entity prescribed under another Act not to be a statutory body for this Act.

(3) If an Act that establishes an entity states that the entity is a statutory body for this Act, the entity—

(a) is a statutory body for this Act; and

(b) is not part of a department for this Act despite section 8(3).