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In these Directions, the following terms have the stated meanings:

accountable authority has the meaning given by subsection 12(2) of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013.

AGS means the group of persons comprising:

(a) the AGS (within the meaning of section 2 of the Judiciary Act 1903); and
(b) AGS lawyers (within the meaning of section 55I of that Act).

approved Commonwealth company means a Commonwealth company approved by OLSC to access the LSMUL under subparagraph 4(1) of Appendix F.

approved government business enterprise means a government business enterprise approved by OLSC to access the LSMUL under subparagraph 4(1) of Appendix F.

Commonwealth agency means a Commonwealth entity or a Commonwealth company.

Commonwealth company has the meaning given by subsection 89(1) of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013.

Commonwealth entity means a non‑corporate Commonwealth entity or a corporate Commonwealth entity.

corporate Commonwealth entity means a corporate Commonwealth entity within the meaning of paragraph 11(a) of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013, but does not include an entity that was an FMA agency.

finance law has the meaning given by section 8 of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013.

FMA agency means a Commonwealth entity that was an Agency (within the meaning of the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997) on 30 June 2014.

government business enterprise has the meaning given by section 8 of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013.

litigation, unless otherwise indicated, includes proceedings before courts, tribunals, inquiries and in arbitration and other alternative dispute resolution processes, and the preparation for such proceedings, and

non‑corporate Commonwealth entity means a non‑corporate Commonwealth entity within the meaning of paragraph 11(b) of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 and includes an entity that was an FMA agency.

OLSC means the Office of Legal Services Coordination in the Attorney‑General’s Department, or any person within the Department on whom the Secretary confers the function of administering these Directions.