Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013

CHAPTER 2 - COMMONWEALTH ENTITIES AND THE COMMONWEALTH  

PART 2-2 - ACCOUNTABLE AUTHORITIES AND OFFICIALS  

Division 2 - Accountable authorities  

Subdivision C - Application of government policy  

SECTION 22   CORPORATE COMMONWEALTH ENTITIES  

22(1)    
The Finance Minister may make an order (a government policy order ) that specifies a policy of the Australian Government that is to apply in relation to one or more corporate Commonwealth entities.

22(2)    
Before making a government policy order that applies in relation to a corporate Commonwealth entity, the Finance Minister must be satisfied that the Minister responsible for the policy has consulted the entity on the application of the policy.

22(3)    
If a government policy order applies in relation to a corporate Commonwealth entity, the accountable authority of the entity must ensure that the order is complied with:

(a)    in relation to the entity; and

(b)    in relation to any subsidiary of the entity, so far as practicable.

22(4)    

A government policy order is a legislative instrument, but section 42 (disallowance) of the Legislation Act 2003 does not apply to it.