27AEstablishment of ASD on a statutory basis

#### 27A Establishment of ASD on a statutory basis (1) The organisation known as the Australian Signals Directorate is continued in existence in accordance with this Act. > Note: The Australian Signals Directorate provides assistance to the Defence Force in support of military operations and cooperates with the Defence Force on intelligence matters: see paragraph 7(1)(d). (2) For the purposes of the finance law (within the meaning of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013): (a) ASD is a listed entity; and (b) the Director‑General of ASD is the accountable authority of ASD; and (c) the following persons are officials of ASD: (i) the Director‑General of ASD; (ii) the staff referred to in section 38A; (iii) consultants engaged under section 38B; (iv) employees of contracted service providers engaged under section 38C who are providing services under the relevant ASD contract; (v) persons whose services are made available to ASD under section 38E; and (d) the purposes of ASD include the functions of ASD referred to in section 7.