employees, officers or members of the entity (e.g. members of a commission or members of a governing board) accountable authorities directors persons prescribed by an Act (e.g. statutory office holders) or the . Officials do not include: Ministers judges most consultants and independent contractors (however, a contractor who perform financial tasks for the Commonwealth can be an allocated official who will be subject to the PGPA Act) any others excluded by an Act or the . Responsibilities of officials As an official you have a responsibility to: comply with finance law behave to a required standard comply with the governance arrangements in your entity, e.g. internal controls on the proper use and management of public resources meet high standards of accountability. Officials are obliged to comply with the finance law As an official you must comply with the finance law, includes: and any other instruments made under the PGPA Act (including any delegations and internal controls made by your accountable authority) Appropriation Acts. Legislative instruments made the PGPA Act – – Commonwealth Financial Reporting Rule (not yet published) Finance Minister Determinations to: adjust annual appropriations – establish, vary or revoke special accounts – Finance Minister Government Policy Orders to apply Government policies to: corporate Commonwealth entities – Commonwealth companies – Finance Minister authorisations for: corporate Commonwealth entities to borrow money or invest relevant money non-corporate Commonwealth entities to invest relevant money and
employees, officers or members of the entity (e.g. members of a commission or members of a governing board) accountable authorities directors persons prescribed by an Act (e.g. statutory office holders) or the . Officials do not include: Ministers judges most consultants and independent contractors (however, a contractor who perform financial tasks for the Commonwealth can be an allocated official who will be subject to the PGPA Act) any others excluded by an Act or the . Responsibilities of officials As an official you have a responsibility to: comply with finance law behave to a required standard comply with the governance arrangements in your entity, e.g. internal controls on the proper use and management of public resources meet high standards of accountability. Officials are obliged to comply with the finance law As an official you must comply with the finance law, includes: and any other instruments made under the PGPA Act (including any delegations and internal controls made by your accountable authority) Appropriation Acts. Legislative instruments made the PGPA Act – – Commonwealth Financial Reporting Rule (not yet published) Finance Minister Determinations to: adjust annual appropriations – establish, vary or revoke special accounts – Finance Minister Government Policy Orders to apply Government policies to: corporate Commonwealth entities – Commonwealth companies – Finance Minister authorisations for: corporate Commonwealth entities to borrow money or invest relevant money non-corporate Commonwealth entities to invest relevant money and
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