Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013
Each Commonwealth entity has an accountable authority.
12(2)
The following table sets out the person or body that is the accountable authority of a Commonwealth entity:
| Accountable authorities | ||
| Item | If the Commonwealth entity is: | then the accountable authority of the entity is: |
| 1 | a Department of State | the Secretary of the Department. |
| 2 | a Parliamentary Department | the Secretary of the Department. |
| 3 | a listed entity | the person or group of persons prescribed by an Act or the rules to be the accountable authority of the entity. |
| 4 | a body corporate | the governing body of the entity, unless otherwise prescribed by an Act or the rules. |
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