A public authority is defined in Section 4 of the Act, these include:
- All government Ministries and Departments;
- Parliament, Cabinet, the Judiciary, the Tobago House of Assembly,
Regional Health Authorities, Statutory Bodies, Service Commissions; - A company incorporated under the laws of Trinidad and Tobago which is owned or controlled by the State;
- A body incorporate or unincorporated that performs and exercises any function on behalf of the State; or
- which is supported directly or indirectly by Government funds and
over which the Government is in a position to exercise control