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Australian Law Reform Commission Act 1996
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#### 5 Establishment of the Commission
(1) This section establishes a commission called the Australian Law Reform Commission.
(2) For the purposes of the finance law (within the meaning of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013):
(a) the Commission is a listed entity; and
(b) the President is the accountable authority of the Commission; and
(c) the following persons are officials of the Commission:
(i) the President;
(ii) the other members;
(iii) the staff of the Commission referred to in subsection 43(1); and
(d) the purposes of the Commission include the functions of the Commission referred to in section 21.