(1)  This Act does not apply to information in the possession of the following persons or public authorities, or in the possession of a person whose services are provided or procured for the purposes of assisting the person or public authority, unless the information relates to the administration of the relevant public authority:

(a) the Governor;

(b) a court;

(c) a tribunal;

(d) the Integrity Commission;

(e) a judge;

(f) an associate judge;

(g) a magistrate;

(h) the Solicitor-General;

(i) the Director of Public Prosecutions;

(j) the Ombudsman;

(ja) the Custodial Inspector;

(k) the Auditor-General;

(ka) the Legal Profession Board of Tasmania;

(l) .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  

(la) the Parole Board;

(m) the Anti-Discrimination Commissioner;

(ma) the Commissioner for Children and Young People;

(n) the Public Guardian;

(o) the Health Complaints Commissioner;

(p) Parliament;

(q) a Member of Parliament.

(2)  This Act does not apply to the Law Society of Tasmania (the " society " ) established under the Law Society Act 1962 and continued as a body corporate under the Legal Profession Act 2007 except –

(a) in relation to the performance and exercise of the society's functions and powers under Parts 8 and 9 of the Legal Profession Act 1993 ; and

(b) in relation to the performance and exercise of the society's functions and powers as a prescribed authority under Part 3.2 of Chapter 3 and Chapter 5 of the Legal Profession Act 2007 .

(3)  This Act does not apply to information that –

(a) is in the possession of –

(i) the Independent Review; or

(ii) a person acting for, or on behalf of, the Independent Review; and

(b) was given to, or received or brought into existence by, the Independent Review, or a person referred to in paragraph (a)(ii) , for the purposes of the Independent Review.

(4)  For the avoidance of doubt, an application made under section 13 is void if the application was made –

(a) in respect of information referred to in subsection (3) ; and

(b) before the commencement of that subsection.