This instrument is the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Amendment (National Commission for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People) Rules 2024.

(1) Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

Commencement information
Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Provisions	Commencement	Date/Details
1. The whole of this instrument	13 January 2025.	13 January 2025

Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument.

(2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument.

3 Authority

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

4 Schedules

Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.

Schedule 1—Amendments

Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Rule 2014

1 After clause 12 of Schedule 1

Insert:

12AA National Commission for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People

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 National Commissioner for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People;

(ii) persons engaged under the Public Service Act 1999 to assist the National Commissioner for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People; and

(b) the listed entity is to be known as the National Commission for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People; and

(c) the National Commissioner for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People 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 promote and protect the rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people through strategic policy advice and reports to Government on matters affecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people, and their families;

(ii) to provide advice to Government on and inform the implementation of key policy frameworks which seek to improve outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people and their families;

(iii) to promote and enhance coordination across Commonwealth and State and Territory governments, commissioners, guardians and advocates and non‑government organisations on matters related to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people;

(iv) to undertake consultation with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people and their families, relevant Commonwealth and State and Territory governments, commissioners, guardians and advocates and non‑government organisations;

(v) to ensure the voices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people and their families are reflected in advice to Government.