Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Rule 2014

made under the

Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013

Compilation No. 22

Compilation date:   1 July 2018

Includes amendments up to: F2018L00934

Registered: 9 July 2018

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Rule 2014 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 1 July 2018 (the compilation date).

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.

Uncommenced amendments

The effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Legislation Register (www.legislation.gov.au). The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. For more information on any uncommenced amendments, see the series page on the Legislation Register for the compiled law.

Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments

If the operation of a provision or amendment of the compiled law is affected by an application, saving or transitional provision that is not included in this compilation, details are included in the endnotes.

Editorial changes

For more information about any editorial changes made in this compilation, see the endnotes.

Modifications

If the compiled law is modified by another law, the compiled law operates as modified but the modification does not amend the text of the law. Accordingly, this compilation does not show the text of the compiled law as modified. For more information on any modifications, see the series page on the Legislation Register for the compiled law.

Self‑repealing provisions

If a provision of the compiled law has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law, details are included in the endnotes.

Contents

Chapter 1—Introduction

Part 1‑1—Introduction

Division 1—Preliminary

1 Name of rule

3 Authority

Division 2—Definitions

4 Definitions

Part 1‑2—Provisions relating to the Dictionary in the Act

5 Government business enterprise

6 Listed entities

7 Listed law enforcement agency

7AA Reporting period—Snowy Hydro Limited

Chapter 2—Commonwealth entities and the Commonwealth

Part 2‑1—Core provisions about Commonwealth entities and the Commonwealth

7A Commonwealth entities and their accountable authorities—bodies corporate established under a law of the Commonwealth

8 Accountable authorities—listed entities

9 Officials

Part 2‑2—Accountable authorities and officials

Division 1—Requirements applying to accountable authorities

10 Preventing, detecting and dealing with fraud

11 Recovery of debts

Division 2—Officials’ duty to disclose interests

Subdivision A—When duty does not apply

12 When duty does not apply

Subdivision B—Officials who are the accountable authority

13 Officials who are the accountable authority—how and when to disclose interests

Subdivision C—Officials who are members of the accountable authority

14 Officials who are members of the accountable authority—how and when to disclose interests

15 Officials who are members of the accountable authority—consequences of having interests

Subdivision D—Other requirements to disclose material personal interests

16 Officials who are not the accountable authority or a member of the accountable authority

16A Certain officials appointed under a law to a body—how and when to disclose interests

16B Certain officials appointed under a law to a body—consequences of having interests

16C Application of sections 16A and 16B to accountable authorities or members of accountable authorities who are also ex officio members of a body

Subdivision E—Effect of contravention of duty to disclose interests

16D Effect of contravention of duty to disclose interests

Part 2‑3—Planning, performance and accountability

Division 1—Planning and budgeting

16E Corporate plan for Commonwealth entities

Division 2—Performance of Commonwealth entities

16F Annual performance statements for Commonwealth entities

Division 3—Audit Committee for Commonwealth entities

17 Audit committee for Commonwealth entities

Division 3A—Annual report for Commonwealth entities

Subdivision A—Annual report for non‑corporate Commonwealth entities

17AA Guide to this Subdivision

17AB Parliamentary standards of presentation

17AC Plain English and clear design

17AD Specific requirements for annual reports

17AE Overview of the entity

17AF Report on financial performance

17AG Information on management and accountability

17AH Other mandatory information

17AI Letter of transmittal

17AJ Aids to access

Subdivision B—Annual report for corporate Commonwealth entities

17BA Guide to this Subdivision

17BB Approval of annual report by accountable authority

17BC Parliamentary standards of presentation

17BD Plain English and clear design

17BE Contents of annual report

17BF Disclosure requirements for government business enterprises

Division 4—Special reporting requirements

17A Commonwealth entities ceasing to exist or functions transferred

Part 2‑4—Use and management of public resources

Division 1—Commitments of relevant money

18 Approving commitments of relevant money

Division 2—Banking

Subdivision A—Banking by corporate Commonwealth entities

18A Banking by CSC

Subdivision B—Banking or dealing with relevant money received by officials

19 Banking of bankable money received by officials

20 Otherwise dealing with bankable money received by officials

21 Dealing with unbankable money received by officials

Division 3—Borrowing

21A Borrowing by corporate Commonwealth entities

Division 4—Investment

22 Investment by the Commonwealth

22A Investment by corporate Commonwealth entities

Division 5—Insurance

23 Insurance obtained by corporate Commonwealth entities

Division 6—Authorisations and payments by the Finance Minister

24 Authorisations of waivers, modifications of payment terms, set‑offs and act of grace payments

25 Payment of amount owed to person at time of death

Division 7—Special provisions applying to Ministers only

26 Minister to inform Parliament of certain events

Part 2‑5—Appropriations

27 Receipts of amounts by non‑corporate Commonwealth entities

Chapter 3—Commonwealth companies

Part 3‑1—Planning and budgeting

27A Corporate plan for Commonwealth companies

Part 3‑2—Audit committee for Commonwealth companies

28 Audit committee for wholly‑owned Commonwealth companies

Part 3‑3—Annual report for Commonwealth companies

28A Guide to this Part

28B Approval of annual report by directors

28C Parliamentary standards of presentation

28D Plain English and clear design

28E Contents of annual report

28F Disclosure requirements for government business enterprises

Chapter 4—Miscellaneous

29AA Modifications of the Act and instruments for CSC

29 Other CRF money

29A Money that is prescribed not to be other CRF money

30 Procurement by corporate Commonwealth entities

Chapter 5—Transitional and application provisions

Part 1—Amendments made by the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Amendment (Non‑corporate Commonwealth Entity Annual Reporting) Rule 2016

31 Application of amendments made by the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Amendment (Non‑corporate Commonwealth Entity Annual Reporting) Rule 2016

Part 2—Amendments made by the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Amendment (Corporate Commonwealth Entity Annual Reporting) Rule 2016

32 Application of amendments made by the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Amendment (Corporate Commonwealth Entity Annual Reporting) Rule 2016

Part 3—Amendments made by the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Amendment (Commonwealth Company Annual Reporting) Rule 2016

33 Application of amendments made by the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Amendment (Commonwealth Company Annual Reporting) Rule 2016

Schedule 1—Listed entities

1 Guide to this Schedule

2 Australian Office of Financial Management

4 Australian National Preventive Health Agency

5 Australian Public Service Commission

6 Australian Security Intelligence Organisation

7 Australian Taxation Office

8 Corporations and Markets Advisory Committee

10 Digital Transformation Agency

10A Fair Work Ombudsman and Registered Organisations Commission Entity

11 Geoscience Australia

11A Infrastructure and Project Financing Agency

12 IP Australia

15 National Mental Health Commission

16 Office of the Auditing and Assurance Standards Board

17 Office of the Australian Accounting Standards Board

20 Royal Australian Mint

21 Seafarers Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Authority

Schedule 2—List of requirements

1 Guide to this Schedule

Endnotes

Endnote 1—About the endnotes

Endnote 2—Abbreviation key

Endnote 3—Legislation history

Endnote 4—Amendment history

Chapter 1—Introduction

Part 1‑1—Introduction

Division 1—Preliminary

1  Name of rule

  This rule is the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Rule 2014.

3  Authority

  This rule is made under the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013.

Division 2—Definitions

4  Definitions

  In this rule:

Act means the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013.

annual report for a Commonwealth company means the report that includes the reports referred to in paragraph 97(1)(a) of the Act.

banking day: see subsection 19(2).

banking delegation direction: see subsection 18A(2).

CSC (short for Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation) has the meaning given by section 4 of the Governance of Australian Government Superannuation Schemes Act 2011.

dematerialised security: see subsection 22(2).

Department of Defence means the Department of State administered by the Minister administering section 1 of the Defence Act 1903.

Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet means the Department of State administered by the Prime Minister.

enterprise agreement has the meaning given by the Fair Work Act 2009.

Immigration and Border Protection Department means the Department of State administered by the Minister administering the Australian Border Force Act 2015.

individual flexibility arrangement has the meaning given by the Fair Work Act 2009.

instructions of an accountable authority of a Commonwealth entity means instructions given by the accountable authority under section 20A of the Act.

non‑ongoing APS employee has the meaning given by the Public Service Act 1999.

ongoing APS employee has the meaning given by the Public Service Act 1999.

proper, when used in relation to the use and management of other CRF money: see subsection 29(3).

related entity: a Commonwealth entity or a company (a body) is a related entity of a Commonwealth entity or a company (also a body) if:

 (a) an individual is the accountable authority of both bodies; or

 (b) an individual is a member of the accountable authority, or a director of the board, of both bodies; or

 (c) an individual is a member of the accountable authority of one body and a director of the board of the other body; or

 (d) an individual is the accountable authority of one body and a member of the accountable authority, or director of the board, of the other body.

superannuation scheme administered by CSC has the meaning given by section 4 of the Governance of Australian Government Superannuation Schemes Act 2011.

Part 1‑2—Provisions relating to the Dictionary in the Act

5  Government business enterprise

 (1) Each of the following Commonwealth entities is a government business enterprise:

 (b) the Australian Postal Corporation;

 (c) Defence Housing Australia.

 (2) Each of the following Commonwealth companies is a government business enterprise:

 (a) ASC Pty Limited (ACN 008 605 034);

 (b) Australian Rail Track Corporation Limited (ACN 081 455 754);

 (d) Moorebank Intermodal Company Limited (ACN 161 635 105);

 (e) NBN Co Limited (ACN 136 533 741);

 (f) Australian Naval Infrastructure Pty Ltd (ACN 051 762 639);

 (g) WSA Co Limited (ACN 618 989 272);

 (h) Snowy Hydro Limited (ACN 090 574 431);

even if the company changes its name.

6  Listed entities

  Schedule 1 prescribes:

 (a) a body, person, group of persons or organisation; or

 (b) a combination of bodies, persons, groups of persons or organisations;

to be a listed entity.

7  Listed law enforcement agency

  Each of the following is a listed law enforcement agency:

 (a) the Australian Federal Police;

 (b) the Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity;

 (c) the Australian Crime Commission;

 (d) the Immigration and Border Protection Department.

7AA  Reporting period—Snowy Hydro Limited

  The first reporting period for Snowy Hydro Limited (ACN 090 574 431) is the period that:

 (a) begins on 29 June 2018; and

 (b) ends on 30 June 2019.

Chapter 2—Commonwealth entities and the Commonwealth

Part 2‑1—Core provisions about Commonwealth entities and the Commonwealth

7A  Commonwealth entities and their accountable authorities—bodies corporate established under a law of the Commonwealth

  The following table has effect as follows:

 (a) each body corporate referred to in column 1 of an item is a Commonwealth entity;

 (b) the accountable authority of the entity is the person or group of persons referred to in column 2 of the item.

8  Accountable authorities—listed entities

  Schedule 1 prescribes a person or a group of persons to be the accountable authority of a particular listed entity.

9  Officials

 (1) A person, or a person in a class, referred to in column 2 of an item in the following table is an official of the Commonwealth entity referred to in column 1 of that item.

 (2) A person, or a person in a class, referred to in column 2 of an item in the following table is not an official of the Commonwealth entity referred to in column 1 of that item.

Part 2‑2—Accountable authorities and officials

Division 1—Requirements applying to accountable authorities

10  Preventing, detecting and dealing with fraud

  The accountable authority of a Commonwealth entity must take all reasonable measures to prevent, detect and deal with fraud relating to the entity, including by:

 (a) conducting fraud risk assessments regularly and when there is a substantial change in the structure, functions or activities of the entity; and

 (b) developing and implementing a fraud control plan that deals with identified risks as soon as practicable after conducting a risk assessment; and

 (c) having an appropriate mechanism for preventing fraud, including by ensuring that:

 (i) officials of the entity are made aware of what constitutes fraud; and

 (ii) the risk of fraud is taken into account in planning and conducting the activities of the entity; and

 (d) having an appropriate mechanism for detecting incidents of fraud or suspected fraud, including a process for officials of the entity and other persons to report suspected fraud confidentially; and

 (e) having an appropriate mechanism for investigating or otherwise dealing with incidents of fraud or suspected fraud; and

 (f) having an appropriate mechanism for recording and reporting incidents of fraud or suspected fraud.

11  Recovery of debts

  The accountable authority of a non‑corporate Commonwealth entity must pursue recovery of each debt for which the accountable authority is responsible unless:

 (a) the accountable authority considers that it is not economical to pursue recovery of the debt; or

 (b) the accountable authority is satisfied that the debt is not legally recoverable; or

 (c) the debt has been written off as authorised by an Act.

Division 2—Officials’ duty to disclose interests

Subdivision A—When duty does not apply

12  When duty does not apply

 (1) Subsection 29(1) of the Act does not apply to an official of a Commonwealth entity in the circumstances set out in the following table if the official is the accountable authority, or a member of the accountable authority, of the Commonwealth entity.

Note: Subsection 29(1) of the Act requires an official of a Commonwealth entity who has a material personal interest that relates to the affairs of the entity to disclose details of the interest.

 (2) Subsection 29(1) of the Act also does not apply to an official of a Commonwealth entity who is a member of a Land Council established under section 21 of the Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976 if the interest arises because:

 (a) the official is a traditional Aboriginal owner in relation to land (within the meaning of that Act); or

 (b) the official has an entitlement to enter land, and use or occupy that land, under section 71 of that Act.

Subdivision B—Officials who are the accountable authority

13  Officials who are the accountable authority—how and when to disclose interests

 (1) An official of a Commonwealth entity who:

 (a) is the accountable authority of the entity; and

 (b) has a material personal interest that relates to the affairs of the entity;

must disclose that interest, in writing, to the entity’s responsible Minister.

 (2) The disclosure must include details of:

 (a) the nature and extent of the interest; and

 (b) how the interest relates to the affairs of the entity.

 (3) The official must make the disclosure:

 (a) as soon as practicable after the official becomes aware of the interest; and

 (b) if there is a change in the nature or extent of the interest after the official has disclosed the interest under this section—as soon as practicable after the official becomes aware of that change.

Subdivision C—Officials who are members of the accountable authority

14  Officials who are members of the accountable authority—how and when to disclose interests

 (1) An official of a Commonwealth entity who:

 (a) is a member of the accountable authority of the entity; and

 (b) has a material personal interest that relates to the affairs of the entity;

must disclose that interest, orally or in writing, to each other member of the accountable authority.

 (2) The disclosure must include details of:

 (a) the nature and extent of the interest; and

 (b) how the interest relates to the affairs of the entity.

 (3) The official must make the disclosure at a meeting of the members of the accountable authority:

 (a) as soon as practicable after the official becomes aware of the interest; and

 (b) if there is a change in the nature or extent of the interest after the official has disclosed the interest under this section—as soon as practicable after the official becomes aware of that change.

 (4) The official must ensure that the disclosure is recorded in the minutes of the meeting.

15  Officials who are members of the accountable authority—consequences of having interests

 (1) This section applies to an official of a Commonwealth entity who:

 (a) is a member of the accountable authority of the entity; and

 (b) has a material personal interest that relates to the affairs of the entity.

Consequences of having interest

 (2) If a matter in which the official has the interest is being considered at a meeting of the members of the accountable authority, the official must not:

 (a) be present while the matter is being considered at the meeting; or

 (b) vote on the matter.

 (3) However, if:

 (a) the responsible Minister for the entity has declared, in writing, that the official may be present or vote (or both); or

 (b) the members of the accountable authority who do not have a material personal interest in the matter have decided that the official is not disqualified from being present or voting (or both), and the decision is recorded in the minutes of a meeting of the members;

then the official may be present or vote (or both) in accordance with the declaration or decision.

Minister’s declaration

 (4) The responsible Minister for the entity may declare in writing that the official may:

 (a) be present while the matter is being considered at the meeting; or

 (b) vote on the matter; or

 (c) be present while the matter is being considered at the meeting and vote on the matter.

 (5) The responsible Minister may only make the declaration if:

 (a) the number of members of the accountable authority entitled to be present and vote on the matter would be less than the quorum for a meeting of the accountable authority if the official were not allowed to be present or vote on the matter at the meeting; or

 (b) the matter needs to be dealt with urgently; or

 (c) there is a compelling reason for the matter being dealt with at the meeting.

Subdivision D—Other requirements to disclose material personal interests

16  Officials who are not the accountable authority or a member of the accountable authority

  An official of a Commonwealth entity who:

 (a) is not the accountable authority, or a member of the accountable authority, of the entity; and

 (b) has a material personal interest that relates to the affairs of the entity;

must disclose that interest in accordance with any instructions given by the accountable authority of the entity.

16A  Certain officials appointed under a law to a body—how and when to disclose interests

 (1) This section applies to an official of a Commonwealth entity if:

 (a) the official is appointed under a law as a member (an appointed member) of a body (other than a body that is the accountable authority of a Commonwealth entity) that is:

 (i) a committee, council or other body; or

 (ii) the entity itself; and

 (b) all appointed members of the body are officials of the entity; and

 (c) the official has a material personal interest that relates to the affairs of the entity.

Requirement to disclose interest

 (2) The official must disclose that interest, orally or in writing, to each other appointed member of the body.

 (3) The disclosure must include details of:

 (a) the nature and extent of the interest; and

 (b) how the interest relates to the affairs of the entity.

 (4) The official must make the disclosure at a meeting of the appointed members of the body:

 (a) as soon as practicable after the official becomes aware of the interest; and

 (b) if there is a change in the nature or extent of the interest after the official has disclosed the interest under this section—as soon as practicable after the official becomes aware of that change.

 (5) The official must ensure that the disclosure is recorded in the minutes of the meeting.

16B  Certain officials appointed under a law to a body—consequences of having interests

 (1) This section applies to an official of a Commonwealth entity if:

 (a) the official is appointed under a law as a member (an appointed member) of a body (other than a body that is the accountable authority of a Commonwealth entity) that is:

 (i) a committee, council or other body; or

 (ii) the entity itself; and

 (b) all appointed members of the body are officials of the entity; and

 (c) the official has a material personal interest that relates to the affairs of the entity; and

 (d) a matter in which the official has the interest is being considered at a meeting of the appointed members of the body.

 (2) Unless the appointed members otherwise determine, the official must not:

 (a) be present during any consideration by those members on the matter; or

 (b) vote on the matter.

 (3) For the purposes of making a determination under subsection (2), the official must not:

 (a) be present during any consideration by the appointed members for the purpose of making the determination; or

 (b) take part in making the determination.

 (4) The official must ensure that a determination under subsection (2) is recorded in the minutes of the meeting.

16C  Application of sections 16A and 16B to accountable authorities or members of accountable authorities who are also ex officio members of a body

 (1) If a person is:

 (a) the accountable authority, or a member of the accountable authority, of a Commonwealth entity; and

 (b) also a member of a body referred to in section 16A or 16B; and

 (c) the person is not appointed as a member of the body, but is a member of the body as a result of holding the position in the entity to which the person was appointed;

sections 16A and 16B apply to the person in his or her capacity as a member of the body as if he or she were an appointed member of the body as referred to in paragraphs 16A(1)(a) and 16B(1)(a).

 (2) This section does not limit the operation of sections 13 to 15.

Subdivision E—Effect of contravention of duty to disclose interests

16D  Effect of contravention of duty to disclose interests

  A contravention by an official of a Commonwealth entity of section 29 of the Act or of this Division does not affect the validity of any act, transaction, agreement, instrument, resolution or other thing.

Part 2‑3—Planning, performance and accountability

Division 1—Planning and budgeting

16E  Corporate plan for Commonwealth entities

Period corporate plan must cover

 (1) The corporate plan for a Commonwealth entity must cover a period of at least 4 reporting periods for the entity, starting on the first day of the reporting period for which the plan is prepared under paragraph 35(1)(a) of the Act.

Matters that must be included in corporate plan

 (2) The following table sets out the matters that must be included in the corporate plan:

Corporate plan must be published

 (3) The corporate plan must be published on the entity’s website by the last day of the second month of the reporting period for which the plan is prepared.

 (4) However, if the accountable authority considers that the corporate plan contains information that:

 (a) is confidential or commercially sensitive; or

 (b) could prejudice national security;

then only so much of the corporate plan that does not contain that information must be published under subsection (3).

Corporate plan must be given to Ministers

 (5) The corporate plan, and any version of the plan referred to in subsection (4), must be given to the responsible Minister and the Finance Minister:

 (a) as soon as practicable after the plan is prepared; and

 (b) before the plan, or the version, is published under subsection (3).

Variation of corporate plan

 (6) If the corporate plan is varied during the reporting period for which the plan is prepared and the accountable authority of the entity considers that the variation is significant, then:

 (a) this section applies to the plan as varied; and

 (b) subsection (3) applies as if it requires the plan to be published as soon as practicable after the plan is prepared (instead of it requiring the plan to be published by the last day of the second month of the reporting period for which the plan is prepared).

Corporate plan for new entity

 (7) If the entity is established at the start of, or during, the reporting period for which the plan is prepared, then subsection (3) applies as if it requires the plan to be published as soon as practicable after the plan is prepared (instead of it requiring the plan to be published by the last day of the second month of the reporting period for which the plan is prepared).

Division 2—Performance of Commonwealth entities

16F  Annual performance statements for Commonwealth entities

Measuring and assessing entity’s performance

 (1) In preparing the annual performance statements for a Commonwealth entity for a reporting period, the accountable authority of the entity must measure and assess the entity’s performance in achieving the entity’s purposes in the reporting period in accordance with the method of measuring and assessing the entity’s performance in the reporting period that was set out in the entity’s corporate plan, and in any Portfolio Budget Statement, Portfolio Additional Estimates Statement or other portfolio estimates statement, that were prepared for the reporting period.

Note: Annual performance statements for a Commonwealth entity must be prepared for a reporting period for the entity and included in the entity’s annual report for that reporting period (see subsection 39(1) of the Act).

Matters that must be included in annual performance statements

 (2) The following table sets out the matters that must be included in the annual performance statements for a Commonwealth entity:

Division 3—Audit Committee for Commonwealth entities

17  Audit committee for Commonwealth entities

Functions of the audit committee

 (1) The accountable authority of a Commonwealth entity must, by written charter, determine the functions of the audit committee for the entity.

 (2) The functions must include reviewing the appropriateness of the accountable authority’s:

 (a) financial reporting; and

 (b) performance reporting; and

 (c) system of risk oversight and management; and

 (d) system of internal control;

for the entity.

Membership of the audit committee

 (3) The audit committee must consist of at least 3 persons who have appropriate qualifications, knowledge, skills or experience to assist the committee to perform its functions.

 (4) On and after 1 July 2015, the majority of the members of the audit committee must:

 (a) for a non‑corporate Commonwealth entity—be persons who are not officials of the entity; or

 (b) for a corporate Commonwealth entity—be persons who are not employees of the entity.

 (4A) However, a person employed or engaged primarily for the purpose of being a member of the audit committee is to be treated, for the purpose of subsection (4), as not being an official or employee of the entity.

 (5) Despite subsections (3) (4) and (4A), the following persons must not be a member of the audit committee:

 (a) the accountable authority or, if the accountable authority has more than one member, the head (however described) of the accountable authority;

 (b) the Chief Financial Officer (however described) of the entity;

 (c) the Chief Executive Officer (however described) of the entity.

Division 3A—Annual report for Commonwealth entities

Subdivision A—Annual report for non‑corporate Commonwealth entities

17AA  Guide to this Subdivision

17AB  Parliamentary standards of presentation

  The annual report for a non‑corporate Commonwealth entity must comply with the guidelines for presenting documents to the Parliament.

17AC  Plain English and clear design

 (1) The annual report for a non‑corporate Commonwealth entity must be prepared having regard to the interests of the Parliament and any other persons who are interested in the annual report.

 (2) Information included in the annual report must be relevant, reliable, concise, understandable and balanced, including through doing the following, where practicable:

 (a) using clear design (for example, through headings and adequate spacing);

 (b) defining acronyms and technical terms (for example, in a glossary);

 (c) using tables, graphs, diagrams and charts;

 (d) including any additional matters as appropriate.

17AD  Specific requirements for annual reports

  The annual report for a non‑corporate Commonwealth entity for a reporting period must include the following:

 (a) a review by the accountable authority of the entity for the period;

 (b) an overview of the entity for the period in accordance with section 17AE;

 (c) a report on the performance of the entity for the period that includes:

 (i) the annual performance statements for the entity for the period in accordance with paragraph 39(1)(b) of the Act and section 16F of this rule; and

 (ii) a report on the financial performance of the entity for the period in accordance with section 17AF;

 (d) information on the management and accountability of the entity for the period in accordance with section 17AG;

 (e) the annual financial statements for the entity for the period in accordance with subsection 43(4) of the Act;

 (f) the other mandatory information referred to in section 17AH;

 (g) a letter of transmittal in accordance with section 17AI;

 (h) aids to access in accordance with section 17AJ.

Note 1: The review by the accountable authority may include a summary of significant issues for the entity, an overview of the entity’s performance and financial results and an outlook for the next reporting period.

Note 2: Other legislation may require non‑corporate Commonwealth entities to include additional matters in the annual report. Guidance material for this section specifies some of that other legislation.

Note 3: For when the annual report must be given to the responsible Minister, see subsection 46(2) of the Act.

17AE  Overview of the entity

 (1) For the purposes of paragraph 17AD(b), the overview of the entity for the period must include:

 (a) a description of the entity, including the following:

 (i) the role and functions of the entity;

 (ii) an outline of the organisational structure of the entity;

 (iii) the outcomes and programmes administered by the entity during the period;

 (iv) the purposes of the entity as included in the entity’s corporate plan for the period; and

 (b) if the entity is a Department of State—an outline of the structure of the portfolio that includes the Department.

 (2) If the outcomes and programmes administered by the entity during the period are not the same as the outcomes and programmes included in any Portfolio Budget Statement, Portfolio Additional Estimates Statement or other portfolio estimates statement that was prepared for the entity for the period, the report must set out and explain the reasons for the differences.

17AF  Report on financial performance

 (1) For the purposes of subparagraph 17AD(c)(ii), the report on the financial performance of the entity for the period must include:

 (a) a discussion and analysis of the entity’s financial performance during the period; and

 (b) a table summarising the total resources of the entity, and the total payments made by the entity, during the period.

Note 1: Guidance material for this section sets out the preferred format of the table mentioned in paragraph (1)(b).

Note 2: The annual performance statements (which deal with the non‑financial performance of the entity) are dealt with in section 16F of this rule.

 (2) If there have been or may be significant changes in financial results during or after the reporting period, or from the previous reporting period, the annual report must describe those changes, including in relation to:

 (a) the cause of any operating loss of the entity, how the entity has responded to the loss and the actions that have been taken in relation to the loss; and

 (b) any matter or circumstances that it can reasonably be anticipated will have a significant impact on the entity’s future operation or financial results.

17AG  Information on management and accountability

 (1) For the purposes of paragraph 17AD(d), this section sets out the requirements for the information on the management and accountability of the entity for the period that is to be included in the annual report.

Corporate governance

 (2) The annual report must include the following:

 (a) information on compliance with section 10 (which deals with preventing, detecting and dealing with fraud) in relation to the entity during the period;

 (b) a certification by the accountable authority of the entity that:

 (i) fraud risk assessments and fraud control plans have been prepared for the entity; and

 (ii) appropriate mechanisms for preventing, detecting incidents of, investigating or otherwise dealing with, and recording or reporting fraud that meet the specific needs of the entity are in place for the entity; and

 (iii) all reasonable measures have been taken to deal appropriately with fraud relating to the entity;

 (c) an outline of the structures and processes that are in place for the entity during the period to implement the principles and objectives of corporate governance;

 (d) a statement of any significant issue reported to the responsible Minister under paragraph 19(1)(e) of the Act that relates to non‑compliance with the finance law in relation to the entity;

 (e) if a statement is included under paragraph (d) of this subsection—an outline of the action that has been taken to remedy the non‑compliance.

External scrutiny

 (3) The annual report must include information on the most significant developments during the period in external scrutiny of the entity, and the entity’s response to that scrutiny, including particulars of:

 (a) judicial decisions, or decisions of administrative tribunals or the Australian Information Commissioner, made during the period that have had, or may have, a significant effect on the operations of the entity; and

 (b) any report on the operations of the entity given during the period by:

 (i) the Auditor‑General, other than a report under section 43 of the Act (which deals with the Auditor‑General’s audit of the annual financial statements for Commonwealth entities); or

 (ii) a Committee of either House, or of both Houses, of the Parliament; or

 (iii) the Commonwealth Ombudsman; and

 (c) any capability reviews of the entity that were released during the period.

Management of human resources

 (4) The annual report must include the following:

 (a) an assessment of the entity’s effectiveness, at the end of the reporting period, in managing and developing its employees to achieve its objectives;

 (b) statistics on the number of APS employees of the entity (including by reference to ongoing APS employees and non‑ongoing APS employees), at the end of that and the previous reporting period, in relation to each of the following:

 (i) each classification level of the entity;

 (ii) full‑time employees;

 (iii) part‑time employees;

 (iv) gender;

 (v) location;

 (vi) employees who identify as Indigenous;

 (c) information on any enterprise agreements, individual flexibility arrangements, Australian workplace agreements, common law contracts or determinations under subsection 24(1) of the Public Service Act 1999, including:

 (i) the number of SES employees and non‑SES employees of the entity covered by such agreements, arrangements, contracts or determinations during the period; and

 (ii) the salary ranges available during the period for APS employees of the entity by classification level; and

 (iii) a description of the range of non‑salary benefits provided during the period by the entity to its employees;

 (d) if payments of performance pay are paid to APS employees of the entity—information on that performance pay, including the following:

 (i) the number of APS employees of the entity at each classification level who received performance pay during the period;

 (ii) the aggregated amount of such payments at each classification level;

 (iii) the average amount of such payments, and the range of such payments, at each classification level;

 (iv) the aggregate amount of such payments for the entity.

Assets management

 (5) If managing assets is a significant part of the activities of the entity during the period, the annual report must include an assessment of the effectiveness of that management.

Purchasing

 (6) The annual report must include an assessment of the entity’s performance during the period against the Commonwealth Procurement Rules.

Consultants

 (7) The annual report must include the following:

 (a) a summary statement of the following:

 (i) the number of new contracts engaging consultants that were entered into during the period;

 (ii) the total actual expenditure during the period on all such contracts (inclusive of GST);

 (iii) the number of ongoing contracts engaging consultants that were entered into during a previous reporting period;

 (iv) the total actual expenditure during the period on those ongoing contracts (inclusive of GST);

 (b) a statement that “During [reporting period], [specified number] new consultancy contracts were entered into involving total actual expenditure of $[specified million]. In addition, [specified number] ongoing consultancy contracts were active during the period, involving total actual expenditure of $[specified million].”;

 (c) a summary of:

 (i) the policies of the entity on selecting and engaging consultants; and

 (ii) the procedures of the entity for selecting consultants; and

 (iii) the main categories of purposes for which consultants were engaged;

 (d) a statement that “Annual reports contain information about actual expenditure on contracts for consultancies. Information on the value of contracts and consultancies is available on the AusTender website.”.

Australian National Audit Office access clauses

 (8) If the accountable authority of the entity entered, during the period, into a contract that has a value of $100 000 or more (inclusive of GST) with a contractor, and that does not provide for the Auditor‑General to have access to the contractor’s premises, the annual report must include:

 (a) the name of the contractor; and

 (b) the purpose and value of the contract; and

 (c) the reason why a clause allowing such access was not included in the contract.

Exempt contracts

 (9) If a contract entered into during the period by the accountable authority of the entity, or a standing offer, with a value of more than $10 000 (inclusive of GST) has been exempted by the accountable authority from being published in AusTender because it would disclose exempt matters under the Freedom of Information Act 1982, the annual report must include:

 (a) a statement that the contract or standing offer has been exempted; and

 (b) the value of the contract or standing offer, to the extent that doing so does not disclose the exempt matters.

Procurement initiatives to support small business

 (10) The annual report must include the following:

 (a) a statement that “[Name of entity] supports small business participation in the Commonwealth Government procurement market. Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) and Small Enterprise participation statistics are available on the Department of Finance’s website.”;

 (b) an outline of the ways in which the procurement practices of the entity support small and medium enterprises;

 (c) if the entity is considered by the Department administered by the Finance Minister as material in nature—a statement that “[Name of entity] recognises the importance of ensuring that small businesses are paid on time. The results of the Survey of Australian Government Payments to Small Business are available on the Treasury’s website.”.

Note: Paragraph 5.4 of the Commonwealth Procurement Rules deals with the requirements for procurement practices of Commonwealth entities to support small and medium enterprises.

17AH  Other mandatory information

 (1) For the purposes of paragraph 17AD(f), the other information that must be included in the annual report for the entity for the period is the following:

 (a) either:

 (i) a statement that “During [reporting period], [name of entity] conducted the following advertising campaigns: [name of advertising campaigns undertaken]. Further information on those advertising campaigns is available at [address of entity’s website] and in the reports on Australian Government advertising prepared by the Department of Finance. Those reports are available on the Department of Finance’s website.”; or

 (ii) if the entity did not conduct any advertising campaigns during the period—a statement to that effect;

 (b) a statement that “Information on grants awarded by [name of entity] during [reporting period] is available at [address of entity’s website].”;

 (c) an outline of the mechanisms of the entity for reporting on disability, including a reference to the website where information in relation to those mechanisms can be found;

 (d) a reference to the website where information on the entity’s information publication scheme under Part II of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 can be found;

 (e) if a previous annual report for the entity contains any significant statement on a matter of fact which has proved to be wrong in a material respect—information correcting the record.

 (2) Information required by an Act or instrument (other than the Act or this rule) to be included in the annual report must be included in one or more appendices to the report.

17AI  Letter of transmittal

  For the purposes of paragraph 17AD(g), the letter of transmittal for the annual report for the entity must:

 (a) be signed by the accountable authority of the entity; and

 (b) state that the annual report has been prepared for the purposes of:

 (i) section 46 of the Act, which requires that an annual report be given to the entity’s responsible Minister for presentation to the Parliament; and

 (ii) if the entity has enabling legislation that specifies additional requirements in relation to the annual report—that legislation; and

 (c) be dated on the day the accountable authority approves the final text of the report for printing.

17AJ  Aids to access

  For the purposes of paragraph 17AD(h), the aids to access that must be included in the annual report for the entity are the following:

 (a) a table of contents;

 (b) an alphabetical index of the contents of the report (including any appendices);

 (c) a glossary of any abbreviations and acronyms used in the report;

 (d) the list of requirements as set out in Schedule 2 to this rule;

 (e) details (for example the title, telephone number and email address) of the contact officer to whom enquiries for further information may be addressed;

 (f) the address of the entity’s website;

 (g) if the annual report is to be available electronically—the direct address for the annual report on the entity’s website.

Subdivision B—Annual report for corporate Commonwealth entities

17BA  Guide to this Subdivision

17BB  Approval of annual report by accountable authority

  The annual report for a corporate Commonwealth entity must:

 (a) be approved by the accountable authority of the entity; and

 (b) be signed by the accountable authority, or a member of the accountable authority, of the entity; and

 (c) include details of how and when approval of the annual report was given; and

 (d) state that the accountable authority of the entity is responsible for preparing and giving the annual report to the entity’s responsible Minister in accordance with section 46 of the Act.

17BC  Parliamentary standards of presentation

  The annual report for a corporate Commonwealth entity must comply with the guidelines for presenting documents to the Parliament.

17BD  Plain English and clear design

 (1) The annual report for a corporate Commonwealth entity must be prepared having regard to the interests of the Parliament and any other persons who are interested in the annual report.

 (2) Information included in the annual report must be relevant, reliable, concise, understandable and balanced, including through doing the following, where practicable:

 (a) using clear design (for example, through headings and adequate spacing);

 (b) defining acronyms and technical terms (for example, in a glossary);

 (c) using tables, graphs, diagrams and charts;

 (d) including any additional matters as appropriate.

17BE  Contents of annual report

  The annual report for a corporate Commonwealth entity for a reporting period must include the following:

 (a) details of the legislation establishing the body;

 (b) both of the following:

 (i) a summary of the objects and functions of the entity as set out in the legislation;

 (ii) the purposes of the entity as included in the entity’s corporate plan for the period;

 (c) the names of the persons holding the position of responsible Minister or responsible Ministers during the period, and the titles of those responsible Ministers;

 (d) any directions given to the entity by a Minister under an Act or instrument during the period;

 (e) any government policy orders that applied in relation to the entity during the period under section 22 of the Act;

 (f) if, during the period, the entity has not complied with a direction or order referred to in paragraph (d) or (e)—particulars of the non‑compliance;

 (g) the annual performance statements for the entity for the period in accordance with paragraph 39(1)(b) of the Act and section 16F of this rule;

 (h) a statement of any significant issue reported to the responsible Minister under paragraph 19(1)(e) of the Act that relates to non‑compliance with the finance law in relation to the entity;

 (i) if a statement is included under paragraph (h) of this section—an outline of the action that has been taken to remedy the non‑compliance;

 (j) information on the accountable authority, or each member of the accountable authority, of the entity during the period, including:

 (i) the name of the accountable authority or member; and

 (ii) the qualifications of the accountable authority or member; and

 (iii) the experience of the accountable authority or member; and

 (iv) for a member—the number of meetings of the accountable authority attended by the member during the period; and

 (v) for a member—whether the member is an executive member or non‑executive member;

 (k) an outline of the organisational structure of the entity (including any subsidiaries of the entity);

 (l) an outline of the location (whether or not in Australia) of major activities or facilities of the entity;

 (m) information in relation to the main corporate governance practices used by the entity during the period;

 (n) the decision‑making process undertaken by the accountable authority for making a decision if:

 (i) the decision is to approve the entity paying for a good or service from another Commonwealth entity or a company, or providing a grant to another Commonwealth entity or a company; and

 (ii) the entity, and the other Commonwealth entity or the company, are related entities; and

 (iii) the value of the transaction, or if there is more than one transaction, the aggregate value of those transactions, is more than $10 000 (inclusive of GST);

 (o) if the annual report includes information under paragraph (n):

 (i) if there is only one transaction—the value of the transaction; and

 (ii) if there is more than one transaction—the number of transactions and the aggregate of value of the transactions;

 (p) any significant activities and changes that affected the operations or structure of the entity during the period;

 (q) particulars of judicial decisions or decisions of administrative tribunals made during the period that have had, or may have, a significant effect on the operations of the entity;

 (r) particulars of any report on the entity given during the period by:

 (i) the Auditor‑General, other than a report under section 43 of the Act (which deals with the Auditor‑General’s audit of the annual financial statements for Commonwealth entities); or

 (ii) a Committee of either House, or of both Houses, of the Parliament; or

 (iii) the Commonwealth Ombudsman; or

 (iv) the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner;

 (s) if the accountable authority has been unable to obtain information from a subsidiary of the entity that is required to be included in the annual report—an explanation of the information that was not obtained and the effect of not having the information on the annual report;

 (t) details of any indemnity that applied during the period to the accountable authority, any member of the accountable authority or officer of the entity against a liability (including premiums paid, or agreed to be paid, for insurance against the authority, member or officer’s liability for legal costs);

 (u) an index identifying where the requirements of this section and section 17BF (if applicable) are to be found.

Note: Other legislation may require corporate Commonwealth entities to include additional matters in the annual report.

17BF  Disclosure requirements for government business enterprises

Changes in financial conditions and community service obligations

 (1) The annual report for a reporting period for a government business enterprise that is a corporate Commonwealth entity must include the following information:

 (a) an assessment of:

 (i) significant changes in the entity’s overall financial structure and financial condition during the period; and

 (ii) any events or risks that could cause financial information that is reported not to be indicative of future operations or financial condition;

 (b) dividends paid or recommended in relation to the period;

 (c) details of any community service obligations the government business enterprise has, including:

 (i) an outline of actions the government business enterprise has taken to fulfil those obligations; and

 (ii) an assessment of the cost of fulfilling those obligations.

Information that is commercially prejudicial

 (2) However, information may be excluded if the accountable authority of the government business enterprise believes, on reasonable grounds, that the information is commercially sensitive and would be likely to result in unreasonable commercial prejudice to the government business enterprise. The annual report must state whether such information has been excluded.

Division 4—Special reporting requirements

17A  Commonwealth entities ceasing to exist or functions transferred

Commonwealth entity ceases to exist

 (1) If a Commonwealth entity (the old entity) ceases to exist, then the accountable authority of another Commonwealth entity nominated by the Finance Minister must prepare:

 (a) the annual performance statements for the old entity; and

 (b) the annual financial statements for the old entity; and

 (c) the annual report for the old entity;

that the accountable authority of the old entity would have been required to prepare under the Act if the old entity had not ceased to exist.

 (2) Subsection (1) applies only to the extent that the old entity’s functions are not transferred to one or more other Commonwealth entities.

Note: See subsection (3) for when a function of the old entity is transferred to another Commonwealth entity.

Transfer of Commonwealth entity’s functions

 (3) If a function of a Commonwealth entity (the old entity) is transferred to one or more other Commonwealth entities, either because the old entity ceases to exist or for any other reason, then the accountable authority of the entity or entities to which the function has been transferred must prepare:

 (a) the annual performance statements for the old entity that relate to that function; and

 (b) the annual financial statements for the old entity that relate to that function; and

 (c) the annual report for the old entity that relate to that function;

that the accountable authority of the old entity would have been required to prepare under the Act if the function had not been transferred.

 (4) Despite subsection (3), if the Finance Minister nominates another Commonwealth entity to prepare for the old entity the statements and report mentioned in that subsection, the nominated entity must prepare the statements and report, instead of the entity or entities to which the function has been transferred.

Part 2‑4—Use and management of public resources

Division 1—Commitments of relevant money

18  Approving commitments of relevant money

 (1) If:

 (a) the accountable authority of a Commonwealth entity is approving the commitment of relevant money for which the accountable authority is responsible; or

 (b) an official of a Commonwealth entity is approving the commitment of relevant money for which the accountable authority of a Commonwealth entity is responsible;

then the accountable authority or official must record the approval in writing as soon as practicable after giving it.

Note: The accountable authority referred to in paragraph (b) may be the accountable authority of the same Commonwealth entity as the official or it may be the accountable authority of a different Commonwealth entity.

 (2) To avoid doubt, the official must approve the commitment, and record the approval, consistently with any written requirements (including any requirements relating to the proper use of that money and spending limits) specified by the accountable authority referred to in paragraph (1)(b) in:

 (a) if the official is acting under a delegation or authorisation of the accountable authority:

 (i) the instrument that delegates to the official, or otherwise authorises the official to exercise, the accountable authority’s power to approve the commitment of relevant money; or

 (ii) a direction to the official in relation to the exercise of that power; or

 (b) instructions given by the accountable authority.

Division 2—Banking

Subdivision A—Banking by corporate Commonwealth entities

18A  Banking by CSC

 (1) CSC must comply with all banking delegation directions, in relation to the following amounts:

 (a) amounts received by CSC for the purposes of making payments mentioned in section 29A of the Governance of Australian Government Superannuation Schemes Act 2011 (which deals with making payments on behalf of the Commonwealth);

 (b) amounts received by CSC under section 29B of that Act (which deals with receiving payments or other amounts on behalf of the Commonwealth);

 (c) any other amounts received by CSC (whether for the purpose of making payments or for any other purpose) on behalf of the Commonwealth for the purpose of performing CSC’s function under paragraph 8(1)(c) of that Act;

 (d) amounts received by CSC that are referable or equivalent to amounts credited to the Services for Other Entities and Trust Moneys – ComSuper Special Account established by the Financial Management and Accountability (Establishment of Special Account for ComSuper) Determination 2011/06.

Note 1: That Determination is continued in force and modified by item 36 of Schedule 2 to the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2014 and item 8 of Schedule 2 to the Governance of Australian Government Superannuation Schemes Legislation Amendment Act 2015.

Note 2: For other provisions relating to CSC, see section 29AA.

 (2) A banking delegation direction is a direction, as in force at the time this section commences:

 (a) that is given in a delegation of the Finance Minister’s power in subsection 53(1) of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 to non‑corporate Commonwealth entities; and

 (b) that relates to bank accounts opened or maintained in Australia.

Subdivision B—Banking or dealing with relevant money received by officials

19  Banking of bankable money received by officials

 (1) An official of a Commonwealth entity who receives bankable money must deposit the money in a bank:

 (a) before the end of the next banking day; or

 (b) if the instructions of the accountable authority of a Commonwealth entity that is responsible for the money prescribe a period in which the money must be so deposited—before the end of that period.

Note: The accountable authority referred to in paragraph (1)(b) may be the accountable authority of the same Commonwealth entity as the official or it may be the accountable authority of a different Commonwealth entity.

 (2) A banking day is a day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day that is a public holiday in the place where the money was received.

20  Otherwise dealing with bankable money received by officials

  If an official of a Commonwealth entity receives bankable money that is to be held for the purposes of making payments in relation to a Commonwealth entity, then the official must deal with the money in accordance with any requirements prescribed by the instructions of the accountable authority of a Commonwealth entity that is responsible for the money, despite section 19 (which would otherwise require the money to be deposited in a bank).

Note: The accountable authority referred to in this section may be the accountable authority of the same Commonwealth entity as the official or it may be the accountable authority of a different Commonwealth entity.

21  Dealing with unbankable money received by officials

  An official of a Commonwealth entity who receives relevant money that is not bankable money must deal with the money in accordance with any requirements prescribed by the instructions of the accountable authority of a Commonwealth entity that is responsible for the money.

Note: The accountable authority referred to in this section may be the accountable authority of the same Commonwealth entity as the official or it may be the accountable authority of a different Commonwealth entity.

Division 3—Borrowing

21A  Borrowing by corporate Commonwealth entities

  A borrowing of money by a corporate Commonwealth entity is authorised if:

 (a) the borrowing is the obtaining of credit by way of credit card, credit voucher or similar credit facility; and

 (b) the agreement for the borrowing requires the amount borrowed to be repaid by the entity within 90 days.

Division 4—Investment

22  Investment by the Commonwealth

 (1) Each of the following forms of investment is an authorised investment for the Commonwealth:

 (a) a bill of exchange that is accepted or endorsed only by a bank;

 (b) a professionally‑managed money market trust, but only if the Finance Minister or the Treasurer is satisfied that:

 (i) the only investments managed by the trust are those referred to in paragraph (a) of this subsection or subparagraph 58(8)(a)(i) or (ii) of the Act; and

 (ii) a charge over trust assets does not support any borrowing by the trustee in relation to the trust;

 (c) a dematerialised security that is the equivalent of an investment referred to in paragraph (a) of this subsection or subparagraph 58(8)(a)(i) of the Act.

 (2) A dematerialised security is a dematerialised security that is deposited in the Austraclear System.

Note: Information about the Austraclear System can be found on the Australian Securities Exchange’s website (http://www.asx.com.au).

22A  Investment by corporate Commonwealth entities

  An investment is a prescribed form of investment for a corporate Commonwealth entity if it:

 (a) is a dematerialised security that is the equivalent of an investment referred to in subparagraph 59(1)(b)(ii) of the Act; and

 (b) is in the name of the corporate Commonwealth entity; and

 (c) is denominated in Australian currency.

Division 5—Insurance

23  Insurance obtained by corporate Commonwealth entities

 (1) A corporate Commonwealth entity must not insure an official of the entity against a liability (other than one for legal costs) arising out of:

 (a) conduct involving a wilful breach of duty, arising at common law, in equity or under the finance law (other than section 27 or 28 of the Act), in relation to the entity; or

 (b) a contravention of section 27 or 28 of the Act (which deal with the duties of officials in relation to use of position and use of information).

 (2) Anything that purports to insure a person against, or exempt a person from, a liability is void to the extent that it contravenes this section.

Division 6—Authorisations and payments by the Finance Minister

24  Authorisations of waivers, modifications of payment terms, set‑offs and act of grace payments

 (1) This section applies if:

 (a) the Finance Minister proposes to authorise any of the following:

 (i) the waiver of an amount (the relevant amount) owing to the Commonwealth under subsection 63(1) of the Act;

 (iii) the set‑off of an amount (the relevant amount) owing to the Commonwealth against another amount under subsection 64(1) of the Act;

 (iv) the payment of an amount (the relevant amount) to a person under subsection 65(1) of the Act; and

 (b) the relevant amount is more than $500 000.

 (2) Before making the authorisation, the Finance Minister must consider a report of the advisory committee established under subsection (3) in relation to the authorisation.

 (3) The Finance Minister must establish an advisory committee to report on the appropriateness of the authorisation. The advisory committee must consist of:

 (a) the Secretary of the Department (the Infrastructure Department) responsible for administering the Infrastructure Australia Act 2008; and

 (b) the Finance Secretary; and

 (c) the accountable authority of:

 (i) the Commonwealth entity responsible for the matter to which the authorisation relates; or

 (ii) if there is no Commonwealth entity responsible for that matter, or if the Commonwealth entity responsible for that matter is the Department or the Infrastructure Department—the Commonwealth entity nominated, in writing, by the Finance Minister.

 (4) A member of the advisory committee may appoint a deputy to act in his or her place if the member is, for any reason, unable to perform the duties of the member.

Note: For rules that apply to acting appointments, see sections 33AB and 33A of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 (as those sections apply because of paragraph 13(1)(a) of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003).

 (5) The advisory committee may conduct itself as it sees fit and may prepare its report without having a meeting.

25  Payment of amount owed to person at time of death

 (1) If, at the time of a person’s death (whether before or after this section commences), the Commonwealth owed an amount to the person, the Finance Minister may authorise payment of that amount to a person who the Finance Minister considers should receive the payment.

 (2) The Finance Minister may authorise the payment without requiring:

 (a) production of probate of the will of the deceased person; or

 (b) letters of administration of the estate of the deceased person.

 (3) In deciding who should receive the payment, the Finance Minister must consider the people who are entitled to the property of the deceased person under:

 (a) the deceased person’s will; and

 (b) the law relating to the disposition of the property of deceased persons.

 (4) After the payment is made, the Commonwealth has no further liability in relation to the amount that was owed.

 (5) This section does not relieve the recipient from a liability to deal with the money in accordance with law.

Division 7—Special provisions applying to Ministers only

26  Minister to inform Parliament of certain events

  A notice of an event must contain the particulars set out in the following table.

Part 2‑5—Appropriations

27  Receipts of amounts by non‑corporate Commonwealth entities

Application of section

 (1) This section applies to an amount (the received amount) that is received by a non‑corporate Commonwealth entity.

When received amounts may be credited to an appropriation

 (2) The received amount is an amount of a kind for subsection 74(1) of the Act if:

 (a) it is specified in the following table; and

 (b) it was received by the entity in relation to the entity’s departmental activities.

 (2A) The received amount is an amount of a kind for subsection 74(1) of the Act if it relates to GST. In this case, the received amount may be credited to:

 (a) if the received amount relates to an activity of the entity, the funding for which a departmental item for the entity in an Appropriation Act is debited—that departmental item; or

 (b) if the received amount relates to an activity of the entity, the funding for which another item in an Appropriation Act, another appropriation or a special account is debited—that item, appropriation or special account.

 (3) The received amount is an amount of a kind for subsection 74(1) of the Act if it relates to a trust or similar arrangement.

 (4) The received amount is an amount of a kind for subsection 74(1) of the Act if:

 (a) it is a repayment of the whole or part of an amount paid by the entity; and

 (b) any of the following was debited in relation to the amount paid by the entity:

 (i) the most recent departmental item for the entity in an Appropriation Act;

 (ii) another item in an Appropriation Act, another appropriation or a special account.

 (5) If, as referred to in subsection (4), another item in an Appropriation Act, another appropriation or a special account was debited in relation to the amount paid, then that item, appropriation or special account is prescribed for paragraph 74(1)(b) of the Act.

When received amount may not be credited

 (6) Despite subsections (2) and (3), the received amount is not an amount of a kind for subsection 74(1) of the Act if:

 (a) a departmental item or an administered item for the entity in an Appropriation Act has been appropriated in relation to the amount; or

 (b) it is a tax, levy, fine, or penalty.

 (7) Despite subsection (2), if:

 (a) the total of the amounts received by the entity in a financial year in relation to a sale of departmental assets (as referred to in item 7 of the table in subsection (2)); less

 (b) the costs incurred by the entity in relation to the sale;

reaches 5% of the total departmental items for the entity in an Appropriation Act for the financial year, then any further amount of that kind received by the entity in that financial year is not an amount of a kind for subsection 74(1) of the Act.

 (8) Despite subsection (2A), if the received amount was transferred to the entity by the Commissioner of Taxation under section 18 of the A New Tax System (GST, Luxury Car Tax and Wine Tax) Direction 2015, then the received amount is not an amount of a kind for subsection 74(1) of the Act to the extent that the amount is attributable to one or more GST qualifying amounts that have been credited to an appropriation under section 74A of the Act.

Chapter 3—Commonwealth companies

Part 3‑1—Planning and budgeting

27A  Corporate plan for Commonwealth companies

 (1) Section 16E of this rule (which is about corporate plans for Commonwealth entities) applies to a Commonwealth company in the same way as it applies to a Commonwealth entity.

 (2) For the purposes of subsection (1):

 (a) a reference in section 16E to the accountable authority of the entity is taken to be a reference to the governing body of the company; and

 (b) a reference in paragraph (c) of item 4 of the table in subsection 16E(2) to the entity’s annual performance statements for each reporting period covered by the plan is taken to be a reference to the company’s annual report for each reporting period covered by the plan.

Part 3‑2—Audit committee for Commonwealth companies

28  Audit committee for wholly‑owned Commonwealth companies

 (1) Section 17 of this rule (which is about audit committees for Commonwealth entities) applies to a wholly‑owned Commonwealth company in the same way as it applies to a corporate Commonwealth entity.

 (2) For the purposes of subsection (1), a reference in section 17 to the accountable authority of the entity is taken to be a reference to the governing body of the company.

Part 3‑3—Annual report for Commonwealth companies

28A  Guide to this Part

28B  Approval of annual report by directors

  The annual report for a Commonwealth company must:

 (a) be approved by the directors of the company; and

 (b) be signed by a director of the company; and

 (c) include details of how and when approval of the annual report was given.

28C  Parliamentary standards of presentation

  The annual report for a Commonwealth company must comply with the guidelines for presenting documents to the Parliament.

28D  Plain English and clear design

 (1) The annual report for a Commonwealth company must be prepared having regard to the interests of the Parliament and any other persons who are interested in the annual report.

 (2) Information included in the annual report must be relevant, reliable, concise, understandable and balanced, including through doing the following, where practicable:

 (a) using clear design (for example, through headings and adequate spacing);

 (b) defining acronyms and technical terms (for example, in a glossary);

 (c) using tables, graphs, diagrams and charts;

 (d) including any additional matters as appropriate.

28E  Contents of annual report

  The annual report for a Commonwealth company for a reporting period must include the following:

 (a) the purposes of the company as included in the company’s corporate plan for the period;

 (b) the names of the persons holding the position of responsible Minister or responsible Ministers during the period, and the titles of those responsible Ministers;

 (c) any directions given to the entity by a Minister under the company’s constitution, an Act or an instrument during the period;

 (d) any government policy orders that applied in relation to the company during the period under section 93 of the Act;

 (e) if, during the period, the company has not complied with a direction or order referred to in paragraph (c) or (d)—particulars of the non‑compliance;

 (f) information on each director of the company during the period, including:

 (i) the name of the director; and

 (ii) the qualifications of the director; and

 (iii) the experience of the director; and

 (iv) the number of meetings of the board of the company attended by the director during the period; and

 (v) whether the director is an executive director or non‑executive director;

 (g) an outline of the organisational structure of the company (including any subsidiaries of the company);

 (h) an outline of the location (whether or not in Australia) of major activities or facilities of the company;

 (i) information in relation to the main corporate governance practices used by the company during the period;

 (j) the decision‑making process undertaken by the directors of the company for making a decision if:

 (i) the decision is to approve the company paying for a good or service from a Commonwealth entity or a company, or providing a grant to a Commonwealth entity or a company; and

 (ii) the company, and the Commonwealth entity or the company, are related entities; and

 (iii) the value of the transaction, or if there is more than one transaction, the aggregate value of those transactions, is more than $10 000 (GST inclusive);

 (k) if the annual report includes information under paragraph (j):

 (i) if there is only one transaction—the value of the transaction; and

 (ii) if there is more than one transaction—the number of transactions and the aggregate of value of the transactions;

 (l) any significant activities and changes that affected the operations or structure of the company during the period;

 (m) particulars of judicial decisions or decisions of administrative tribunals made during the period that have had, or may have, a significant effect on the operations of the company;

 (n) particulars of any report on the company given during the period by:

 (i) the Auditor‑General; or

 (ii) a Committee of either House, or of both Houses, of the Parliament; or

 (iii) the Commonwealth Ombudsman; or

 (iv) the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner; or

 (v) the Australian Securities and Investments Commission;

 (o) if the directors have been unable to obtain information from a subsidiary of the company that is required to be included in the annual report—an explanation of the information that was not obtained and the effect of not having the information on the annual report;

 (p) an index identifying where the requirements of this section and section 28F (if applicable) are to be found.

Note: Other legislation may require Commonwealth companies to include additional matters in the annual report.

28F  Disclosure requirements for government business enterprises

Changes in financial conditions and community service obligations

 (1) The annual report for a reporting period for a government business enterprise that is a Commonwealth company must include the following information:

 (a) an assessment of:

 (i) significant changes in the company’s overall financial structure and financial condition during the reporting period; and

 (ii) any events or risks that could cause financial information that is reported not to be indicative of future operations or financial condition;

 (b) dividends paid or recommended in relation to the reporting period;

 (c) details of any community service obligations the government business enterprise has, including:

 (i) an outline of actions the government business enterprise has taken to fulfil those obligations; and

 (ii) an assessment of the cost of fulfilling those obligations.

Note: Details on dividends are also required under section 300 of the Corporations Act 2001.

Information that is commercially prejudicial

 (2) However, information may be excluded if the directors of the government business enterprise believe, on reasonable grounds, that the information is commercially sensitive and would be likely to result in unreasonable commercial prejudice to the government business enterprise. The annual report must state whether such information has been excluded.

Chapter 4—Miscellaneous

29AA  Modifications of the Act and instruments for CSC

Delegation of powers, functions and duties in relation to recovery of debts

 (1) The operation of subsection 107(1) and section 110 of the Act is modified, in relation to the power or function under paragraph 63(1)(b) of the Act, and the duty under section 11 of this rule, by applying to CSC as if CSC were a non‑corporate Commonwealth entity.

Note: Subsection 107(1) and section 110 of the Act allow the Finance Minister and an accountable authority of a non‑corporate Commonwealth entity to delegate powers, functions and duties. Paragraph 63(1)(b) of the Act and section 11 of this rule deal with recovery of debts.

Limited application of Commonwealth Procurement Rules—July 2014 to CSC

 (2) The operation of the Commonwealth Procurement Rules—July 2014 (as in force from time to time for the purposes of section 105B of the Act) is modified under subsection (3) in relation to CSC’s function of providing administrative services relating to superannuation schemes administered by CSC.

 (3) The operation of those Rules is modified by applying to CSC in relation to that function as if:

 (a) for rules 4.7 and 4.8 (which deal with procurement‑connected policies)—CSC were a prescribed corporate Commonwealth entity that is required to comply with rules 4.7 and 4.8 if, under section 22 of the Act, a government policy order that specifies procurement‑connected policies applies in relation to CSC; and

 (b) for rules 4.9 and 4.10 (which deal with coordinated procurement)—CSC were a prescribed corporate Commonwealth entity; and

 (c) otherwise—CSC were a non‑corporate Commonwealth entity.

29  Other CRF money

 (1) The accountable authority of a non‑corporate Commonwealth entity must ensure that any arrangement it enters into relating to the use or management of other CRF money complies with subsection (2).

 (2) The arrangement must:

 (a) promote the proper use and management of the other CRF money; and

 (b) be in writing; and

 (c) require the other CRF money to be deposited in a bank as soon as is practicable; and

 (d) require the other party to the arrangement:

 (i) to cause records to be kept that properly record and explain the receipt, custody or expenditure of the other CRF money; and

 (ii) to allow those records to be conveniently and properly audited; and

 (e) require any interest earned on the other CRF money to be remitted in full to the Commonwealth (including a requirement about the timing and frequency of remitting such interest); and

 (f) include a requirement about the timing and frequency of any remittance of the other CRF money to the Commonwealth required under the arrangement; and

 (g) include a requirement about the timing and frequency of any payments of the other CRF money to another person required under the arrangement.

 (3) Proper, when used in relation to the use or management of other CRF money, means efficient, effective, economical and ethical.

29A  Money that is prescribed not to be other CRF money

  An amount of levy payable under section 883D, 889J or 889K of the Corporations Act 2001 is prescribed.

30  Procurement by corporate Commonwealth entities

  The corporate Commonwealth entities referred to in the following table are prescribed.

Chapter 5—Transitional and application provisions

Part 1—Amendments made by the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Amendment (Non‑corporate Commonwealth Entity Annual Reporting) Rule 2016

31  Application of amendments made by the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Amendment (Non‑corporate Commonwealth Entity Annual Reporting) Rule 2016

  The amendments of this rule made by the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Amendment (Non‑corporate Commonwealth Entity Annual Reporting) Rule 2016 apply in relation to any reporting period that begins on or after 1 July 2015.

Part 2—Amendments made by the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Amendment (Corporate Commonwealth Entity Annual Reporting) Rule 2016

32  Application of amendments made by the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Amendment (Corporate Commonwealth Entity Annual Reporting) Rule 2016

  The amendments of this rule made by the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Amendment (Corporate Commonwealth Entity Annual Reporting) Rule 2016 apply in relation to any reporting period that begins on or after 1 July 2015.

Part 3—Amendments made by the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Amendment (Commonwealth Company Annual Reporting) Rule 2016

33  Application of amendments made by the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Amendment (Commonwealth Company Annual Reporting) Rule 2016

  The amendments of this rule made by the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Amendment (Commonwealth Company Annual Reporting) Rule 2016 apply in relation to any reporting period that begins on or after 1 July 2015.

Schedule 1—Listed entities

Note: See sections 6 and 8.

1  Guide to this Schedule

2  Australian Office of Financial Management

  For the purposes of the finance law:

 (a) the following group of persons is a listed entity:

 (i) the person occupying, or performing the duties of, the office known as the Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Office of Financial Management;

 (ii) the staff engaged under the Public Service Act 1999 to assist the Chief Executive Officer; and

 (b) the listed entity is to be known as the Australian Office of Financial Management; and

 (c) the Chief Executive Officer is the accountable authority of the listed entity; and

 (d) the persons referred to in paragraph (a) are officials of the listed entity; and

 (e) the purposes of the listed entity include the following:

 (i) the advancement of macroeconomic growth and stability, and the effective operation of financial markets, through issuing debt, investing in financial assets and managing debt, investments and cash for the Australian Government;

 (ii) any functions conferred on the entity by or under a law of the Commonwealth.

4  Australian National Preventive Health Agency

  For the purposes of the finance law:

 (a) the following combination of bodies is a listed entity:

 (i) the Australian National Preventive Health Agency (the Agency);

 (ii) the Advisory Council of the Australian National Preventive Health Agency (the Advisory Council); and

 (b) the listed entity is to be known as the Australian National Preventive Health Agency; and

 (c) the Chief Executive Officer of the Agency is the accountable authority of the listed entity; and

 (d) the following persons are officials of the listed entity:

 (i) the Chief Executive Officer;

 (ii) the staff of the Agency referred to in section 25 of the Australian National Preventive Health Agency Act 2010;

 (iii) the members of the Advisory Council;

 (iv) persons whose services are made available to the Chief Executive Officer under section 26 of that Act;

 (v) consultants engaged under section 27 of that Act;

 (vi) the members of a committee established under section 42 of that Act; and

 (e) the purposes of the listed entity include the following:

 (i) the function of the Agency referred to in section 8 of that Act;

 (ii) the functions of the Chief Executive Officer referred to in section 11 of that Act;

 (iii) the function of the Advisory Council referred to in section 30 of that Act;

 (iv) the functions of a committee established under section 42 of that Act.

5  Australian Public Service Commission

  For the purposes of the finance law:

 (a) the following group of persons is a listed entity:

 (i) the Australian Public Service Commissioner;

 (ii) the staff assisting the Australian Public Service Commissioner referred to in subsection 40(2) of the Public Service Act 1999; and

 (b) the listed entity is to be known as the Australian Public Service Commission; and

 (c) the Australian Public Service Commissioner is the accountable authority of the listed entity; and

 (d) the persons referred to in paragraph (a) are officials of the listed entity; and

 (e) the purposes of the listed entity include the functions of the Australian Public Service Commissioner referred to in section 41 of that Act.

6  Australian Security Intelligence Organisation

  For the purposes of the finance law:

 (a) the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation is a listed entity; and

 (b) the Director‑General of Security is the accountable authority of the listed entity; and

 (c) the following persons are officials of the listed entity:

 (i) the Director‑General of Security;

 (ii) persons employed under the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979;

 (iii) persons made available by a Commonwealth entity, a State or Territory, or an authority of a State or Territory, to perform services for the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation; and

 (d) the purposes of the listed entity include the functions or powers conferred on the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation by or under that Act or any other law of the Commonwealth.

7  Australian Taxation Office

  For the purposes of the finance law:

 (a) the following combination of bodies and persons is a listed entity:

 (i) the Commissioner of Taxation;

 (ii) the Tax Practitioners Board;

 (iii) the Australian Charities and Not‑for‑profits Commission (the ACNC);

 (iv) the Australian Charities and Not‑for‑profits Commission Advisory Board (the ACNC Advisory Board); and

 (b) the listed entity is to be known as the Australian Taxation Office; and

 (c) the Commissioner of Taxation is the accountable authority of the listed entity; and

 (d) the following persons are officials of the listed entity:

 (i) the Commissioner of Taxation;

 (ii) the Second Commissioners of Taxation;

 (iii) the staff assisting the Commissioner of Taxation referred to in section 4A of the Taxation Administration Act 1953;

 (iv) the members of the Tax Practitioners Board;

 (v) APS employees whose services are made available to the Tax Practitioners Board under section 60‑80 of the Tax Agent Services Act 2009;

 (vi) the Commissioner of the ACNC;

 (vii) the staff assisting the Commissioner of the ACNC referred to in section 120‑5 of the Australian Charities and Not‑for‑profits Commission Act 2012 (the ACNC Act);

 (viii) consultants engaged under section 120‑10 of the ACNC Act;

 (ix) the members of the ACNC Advisory Board; and

 (e) the purposes of the listed entity include the following:

 (i) the functions conferred on the Commissioner of Taxation by or under the Taxation Administration Act 1953 or any other law of the Commonwealth;

 (ii) the functions of the Tax Practitioners Board referred to in section 60‑15 of the Tax Agent Services Act 2009;

 (iii) the function of the ACNC referred to in section 105‑15 of the ACNC Act;

 (iv) the functions of the Commissioner of the ACNC referred to in sections 110‑5 and 110‑10 of the ACNC Act;

 (v) the functions of the ACNC Advisory Board referred to in section 135‑15 of the ACNC Act.

8  Corporations and Markets Advisory Committee

  For the purposes of the finance law:

 (a) the Corporations and Markets Advisory Committee (CAMAC) is a listed entity; and

 (b) the Convenor of CAMAC is the accountable authority of the listed entity; and

 (c) the following persons are officials of the listed entity:

 (i) the Convenor;

 (ii) the other members of CAMAC;

 (iii) a member of the staff of CAMAC referred to in subsection 156(1) or (3) of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001;

 (iv) consultants engaged under section 157 of that Act;

 (v) persons whose services are made available to CAMAC under section 158 of that Act; and

 (d) the purposes of the listed entity include the functions of CAMAC referred to in section 148 of that Act.

10  Digital Transformation Agency

 (1) For the purposes of the finance law:

 (a) the following group of persons is a listed entity:

 (i) the person occupying, or performing the duties of, the office known as the Chief Executive Officer of the Digital Transformation Agency;

 (ii) persons engaged under the Public Service Act 1999 to assist the Chief Executive Officer; and

 (b) the listed entity is to be known as the Digital Transformation Agency; and

 (c) the Chief Executive Officer is the accountable authority of the listed entity; and

 (d) the persons referred to in paragraph (a) are officials of the listed entity; and

 (e) the purposes of the listed entity include the following:

 (i) providing strategic and policy leadership on whole of government and shared information and communications technology (ICT) and digital service delivery, including ICT procurement policy;

 (ii) designing, developing, coordinating, delivering and monitoring policies, standards and delivery platforms for whole of government and shared ICT and digital service delivery;

 (iii) coordinating the funding of whole of government and shared ICT and digital service delivery platforms;

 (iv) managing a whole of government ICT program management office which will oversee all significant ICT and digital investments;

 (v) providing advice to the Minister on whole of government and shared ICT and digital service delivery proposals;

 (vi) undertaking other relevant tasks as the Minister may require from time to time.

 (2) This clause is repealed at the end of 30 June 2020.

10A  Fair Work Ombudsman and Registered Organisations Commission Entity

  For the purposes of the finance law:

 (a) the following combination of bodies is a listed entity:

 (i) the Office of the Fair Work Ombudsman;

 (ii) the Registered Organisations Commission; and

 (b) the listed entity is to be known as the Fair Work Ombudsman and Registered Organisations Commission Entity; and

 (c) the Fair Work Ombudsman is the accountable authority of the listed entity; and

 (d) the following persons are officials of the listed entity:

 (i) the Fair Work Ombudsman;

 (ii) the Fair Work Inspectors;

 (iii) the staff of the Office of the Fair Work Ombudsman referred to in section 697 of the Fair Work Act 2009;

 (iv) persons whose services are made available to the Fair Work Ombudsman under section 698 of the Fair Work Act 2009;

 (v) consultants engaged under section 699 of the Fair Work Act 2009;

 (vi) the Registered Organisations Commissioner;

 (vii) the staff assisting the Registered Organisations Commissioner referred to in subsection 329CA(1) of the Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009;

 (viii) persons whose services are made available to the Registered Organisations Commissioner under section 329CB of the Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009;

 (ix) consultants engaged under section 329CC of the Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009; and

 (e) the purposes of the listed entity include:

 (i) the functions of the Fair Work Ombudsman referred to in section 682 of the Fair Work Act 2009; and

 (ii) the functions of the Fair Work Inspectors under Subdivision D of Division 3 of Part 5‑2 of the Fair Work Act 2009; and

 (iii) the functions of the Registered Organisations Commissioner referred to in section 329AB of the Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009.

11  Geoscience Australia

  For the purposes of the finance law:

 (a) the following group of persons is a listed entity:

 (i) the person occupying, or performing the duties of, the office known as the Chief Executive Officer of Geoscience Australia;

 (ii) persons engaged under the Public Service Act 1999 to assist the Chief Executive Officer; and

 (b) the listed entity is to be known as Geoscience Australia; and

 (c) the Chief Executive Officer is the accountable authority of the listed entity; and

 (d) the persons referred to in paragraph (a) are officials of the listed entity; and

 (e) the purposes of the listed entity include informing government, industry and community decisions on the economic, social and environmental management of the nation’s natural resources through enabling access to geoscientific and spatial information.

11A  Infrastructure and Project Financing Agency

  For the purposes of the finance law:

 (a) the following group of persons is a listed entity:

 (i) the person occupying, or performing the duties of, the office known as the Chief Executive Officer of the Infrastructure and Project Financing Agency (the IPFA);

 (ii) persons engaged under the Public Service Act 1999 to assist in the performance of the functions of the IPFA; and

 (b) the listed entity is to be known as the IPFA; and

 (c) the Chief Executive Officer of the IPFA is the accountable authority of the listed entity; and

 (d) the persons referred to in paragraph (a) are officials of the listed entity; and

 (e) the purposes of the listed entity include the following:

 (i) to assist relevant portfolio ministers and agencies in the early identification of transformative economic infrastructure projects where innovative financing could form part of any future Commonwealth Government investment;

 (ii) to assist relevant portfolio ministers and agencies to develop and assess financing options, including through early‑stage engagement in the development of business cases with project proponents;

 (iii) to assist relevant portfolio ministers and agencies to broker financing arrangements and in the ongoing commercial management of those investments as appropriate;

 (iv) to provide stand‑alone advice to the Cabinet on suitable financing options and associated benefits and risks, for all projects seeking Commonwealth funding or financing for economic infrastructure projects;

 (v) to provide a stand‑alone report to the Cabinet on all innovative financing opportunities for transformative economic infrastructure, including those that could be further considered by relevant portfolio ministers and Infrastructure Australia, on a quarterly basis.

12  IP Australia

  For the purposes of the finance law:

 (a) the following group of persons is a listed entity:

 (i) the person occupying, or performing the duties of, the office known as the Director‑General of IP Australia;

 (ii) persons engaged under the Public Service Act 1999 to assist the Director‑General; and

 (b) the listed entity is to be known as IP Australia; and

 (c) the Director‑General is the accountable authority of the listed entity; and

 (d) the persons referred to in paragraph (a) are officials of the listed entity; and

 (e) the purposes of the listed entity include increasing innovation, investment and trade in Australia, and by Australians overseas, through the administration of the registrable intellectual property rights system, promoting public awareness and industry engagement, and advising government.

15  National Mental Health Commission

  For the purposes of the finance law:

 (a) the following group of persons is a listed entity:

 (i) the commissioners of the National Mental Health Commission;

 (ii) the Chief Executive Officer of the National Mental Health Commission;

 (iii) persons engaged under the Public Service Act 1999 to assist the Chief Executive Officer; and

 (b) the listed entity is to be known as the National Mental Health Commission; and

 (c) the Chief Executive Officer is the accountable authority of the listed entity; and

 (d) the persons referred to in paragraph (a) are officials of the listed entity; and

 (e) the purposes of the listed entity include the following:

 (i) to manage, administer and release publically the Annual National Report Card on Mental Health and Suicide Prevention;

 (ii) to develop, collate and analyse data and reports with a particular focus on ensuring a cross sectoral perspective is taken to mental health reform;

 (iii) to provide mental health policy advice to the Australian Government, in consultation with relevant agencies;

 (iv) to engage consumers and carers in mental health policy and service improvements;

 (v) to build relationships with stakeholders including service providers, government agencies, researchers, academics, and State and Territory Governments, to inform the work of the National Mental Health Commission;

 (vi) to undertake other relevant tasks as the responsible Minister may require from time to time.

16  Office of the Auditing and Assurance Standards Board

  For the purposes of the finance law:

 (a) the Office of the Auditing and Assurance Standards Board is a listed entity; and

 (b) the Chair of the Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (the AUASB) is the accountable authority of the listed entity; and

 (c) the following persons are officials of the listed entity:

 (i) the Chair of the AUASB;

 (ii) the other members of the AUASB;

 (iii) the staff of the Office referred to in subsection 236DC(1) of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001;

 (iv) members of committees, advisory panels or consultative groups established under subsection 227AB(2) or 227B(2) of that Act;

 (v) consultants engaged under subsection 236DD(1) of that Act;

 (vi) persons whose services are made available to the Office under subsection 236DD(3) of that Act; and

 (d) the purposes of the listed entity include the following:

 (i) the functions of the Office referred to in section 227AB of that Act;

 (ii) the functions of the AUASB referred to in section 227B of that Act.

17  Office of the Australian Accounting Standards Board

  For the purposes of the finance law:

 (a) the Office of the Australian Accounting Standards Board is a listed entity; and

 (b) the Chair of the Australian Accounting Standards Board (the AASB) is the accountable authority of the listed entity; and

 (c) the following persons are officials of the listed entity:

 (i) the Chair of the AASB;

 (ii) the other members of the AASB;

 (iii) the staff of the Office referred to in subsection 235E(1) of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001;

 (iv) members of committees, advisory panels or consultative groups established under subsection 226A(2) or 227(3) of that Act;

 (v) consultants engaged under subsection 235F(1) of that Act;

 (vi) persons whose services are made available to the Office under subsection 235F(3) of that Act; and

 (d) the purposes of the listed entity include the following:

 (i) the functions of the Office referred to in section 226A of that Act;

 (ii) the functions of the AASB referred to in section 227 of that Act.

20  Royal Australian Mint

  For the purposes of the finance law:

 (a) the following group of persons is a listed entity:

 (i) the person occupying, or performing the duties of, the office known as the Chief Executive Officer of the Royal Australian Mint;

 (ii) persons engaged under the Public Service Act 1999 to assist the Chief Executive Officer;

 (iii) other persons engaged to assist the Chief Executive Officer; and

 (b) the listed entity is to be known as the Royal Australian Mint; and

 (c) the Chief Executive Officer is the accountable authority of the listed entity; and

 (d) the persons referred to in paragraph (a) are officials of the listed entity; and

 (e) the purposes of the listed entity include ensuring the coinage needs of the Australian economy, collectors and foreign countries are met through the manufacture and sale of circulating coins, collector coins and other minted like products.

21  Seafarers Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Authority

  For the purposes of the finance law:

 (a) the Seafarers Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Authority is a listed entity; and

 (b) the Chairperson of the Authority is the accountable authority of the listed entity; and

 (c) the following persons are officials of the listed entity:

 (i) the Chairperson;

 (ii) persons whose services are made available to the Authority under subsection 72A(2) of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988;

 (iii) if, under subsection 125(1) of the Seafarers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1992, the Authority delegates any of its functions or powers to the Chief Executive Officer of Comcare—the Chief Executive Officer of Comcare; and

 (d) the purposes of the listed entity include the following:

 (i) the functions of the Authority referred to in section 104 of the Seafarers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1992;

 (ii) the functions of the Authority referred to in section 9 of the Occupational Health and Safety (Maritime Industry) Act 1993.

Schedule 2—List of requirements

Note: See paragraph 17AJ(d).

1  Guide to this Schedule