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Public Governance, Performance and Accountability (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2014
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#### 8A Application of the finance law
For the purposes of the finance law (within the meaning of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013):
(a) the following group of persons is a listed entity:
(i) the Director;
(ii) persons engaged under the Public Service Act 1999 to assist the Director; and
(b) the listed entity is to be known as the Bureau of Meteorology; and
(c) the Director 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 functions of the Bureau referred to in section 6.
National Blood Authority Act 2003
56 At the end of section 7
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(3) For the purposes of the finance law (within the meaning of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013):
(a) the NBA is a listed entity; and
(b) the General Manager is the accountable authority of the NBA; and
(c) the following persons are officials of the NBA:
(i) the General Manager;
(ii) the NBA staff;
(iii) consultants engaged under section 37; and
(d) the purposes of the NBA include the functions of the NBA referred to in section 8.
National Health and Medical Research Council Act 1992
57 At the end of section 5B
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(3) For the purposes of the finance law (within the meaning of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013):
(a) the NHMRC is a listed entity; and
(b) the CEO is the accountable authority of the NHMRC; and
(c) the following persons are officials of the NHMRC:
(i) the CEO;
(ii) the members of the Council;
(iii) the members of a committee;
(iv) the staff of the NHMRC;
(v) the Commissioner;
(vi) consultants engaged under section 46;
(vii) persons whose services are made available to the NHMRC under section 48 (other than a person who is an inspector within the meaning of the Research Involving Human Embryos Act 2002); and
(d) the purposes of the NHMRC include:
(i) the function of the NHMRC referred to in section 5C; and
(ii) the functions of the CEO referred to in section 7; and
(iii) the functions of the Council referred to in section 21; and
(iv) the functions of a committee established under subsection 35(1), 35(5) or 39(1) (including the functions of the Embryo Research Licensing Committee of the NHMRC referred to in section 14 of the Research Involving Human Embryos Act 2002); and
(v) the functions of the Commissioner referred to in section 56.
> Note: The Embryo Research Licensing Committee of the NHMRC is a Principal Committee (see subsection 13(2) of the Research Involving Human Embryos Act 2002).
National Health Reform Act 2011
58 Section 251
Before “The”, insert “(1)”.
59 At the end of section 251
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(2) For the purposes of the finance law (within the meaning of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013):
(a) the Funding Body is a listed entity; and
(b) the Funding Body CEO is the accountable authority of the Funding Body; and
(c) the following persons are officials of the Funding Body:
(i) the Funding Body CEO;
(ii) the staff of the Funding Body;
(iii) persons whose services are made available to the Funding Body under section 265;
(iv) consultants engaged under section 266; and
(d) the purposes of the Funding Body include the function of the Funding Body referred to in section 252.
National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Act 2011
60 After section 156
Insert: