Australian Law Reform Commission Act 1996
5Establishment of the Commission
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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.