As well as offering advice on many matters likely to in the drafting of provisions relating to Commonwealth bodies, this Drafting Direction refers to other matters that drafters should consider (as necessary). This Drafting Direction is not exhaustive. Terminology This Drafting Direction uses the generic expression Parts of the Drafting “body”. Direction which only apply to a particular kind of body will use more specific terms (e.g. corporate Commonwealth entity). In this Drafting Direction: means the AAT Act Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975. means the Australian Government Solicitor. AGS means the AIA Acts Interpretation Act 1901. means Chief Executive Officer. CEO has the same meaning as in the PGPA Act (i.e. means a body Commonwealth company corporate incorporated under the which the Commonwealth Corporations Act 2001 controls). has the same meaning as in the PGPA Act (i.e. means a Commonwealth entity Department of State, a Parliamentary Department, a listed entity, a body corporate established by a Commonwealth law and a body corporate established under a Commonwealth law that is prescribed by an Act or the PGPA rules). has the same meaning as in the PGPA Act (i.e. means a corporate Commonwealth entity Commonwealth entity that is a body corporate). means the Department of Finance. Finance has the same meaning as in the PGPA Act (i.e. the PGPA Act and any finance law instrument made under that Act (including the PGPA rules) and the Appropriation Acts). means the Minister for Finance. Finance Minister has the same meaning as in the PGPA Act (i.e. a body, person, group or listed entity organisation, or combination of bodies, persons, groups or organisations, that is prescribed by an Act or the PGPA rules to be a listed entity). has the same meaning as in the PGPA Act (i.e. non-corporate Commonwealth entity means a Commonwealth entity that is not a body corporate). a body that is not established by legislation. non-statutory body means the Office of Parliamentary Counsel. OPC means the PGPA Act Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013. means the PGPA rules Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Rule 2014. means the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. PM&C means the PS Act Public Service Act 1999. means a body established by legislation (whether by an Act or by statutory body subordinate legislation).
As well as offering advice on many matters likely to in the drafting of provisions relating to Commonwealth bodies, this Drafting Direction refers to other matters that drafters should consider (as necessary). This Drafting Direction is not exhaustive. Terminology This Drafting Direction uses the generic expression “body”. Parts of the Drafting Direction which only apply to a particular kind of body will use more specific terms (e.g. corporate Commonwealth entity). In this Drafting Direction: AAT Act means the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975. AGS means the Australian Government Solicitor. AIA means the Acts Interpretation Act 1901. CEO means Chief Executive Officer. Commonwealth company has the same meaning as in the PGPA Act (i.e. means a body corporate incorporated under the Corporations Act 2001 which the Commonwealth controls). Commonwealth entity has the same meaning as in the PGPA Act (i.e. means a Department of State, a Parliamentary Department, a listed entity, a body corporate established by a Commonwealth law and a body corporate established under a Commonwealth law that is prescribed by an Act or the PGPA rules). corporate Commonwealth entity has the same meaning as in the PGPA Act (i.e. means a Commonwealth entity that is a body corporate). Finance means the Department of Finance. finance law has the same meaning as in the PGPA Act (i.e. the PGPA Act and any instrument made under that Act (including the PGPA rules) and the Appropriation Acts). Finance Minister means the Minister for Finance. listed entity has the same meaning as in the PGPA Act (i.e. a body, person, group or organisation, or combination of bodies, persons, groups or organisations, that is prescribed by an Act or the PGPA rules to be a listed entity). non-corporate Commonwealth entity has the same meaning as in the PGPA Act (i.e. means a Commonwealth entity that is not a body corporate). non-statutory body a body that is not established by legislation. OPC means the Office of Parliamentary Counsel. PGPA Act means the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013. PGPA rules means the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Rule 2014. PM&C means the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. PS Act means the Public Service Act 1999. statutory body means a body established by legislation (whether by an Act or by subordinate legislation).