List of GGS, PNFC and PFC entities under the FMA and
CAC Acts
FMA Act or CAC entity
name and type of entity
Economic sector 1 and
financial classifications 2
Department of Agriculture,
Department of State
Agriculture Portfolio
General Government Sector, 24 113 085 695
Material
Enabling legislation and other key
governance-related details 4
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d
Australian
Business
Number
(ABN) 3
General Government Sector
Australian Pesticides and
Veterinary Medicines
Authority (APVMA)
Prescribed Agency
General Government Sector
Cotton Research and
Development Corporation
Commonwealth authority
81 098 497 517
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Australian Fisheries
Management Authority
Prescribed Agency
Australian Constitution and
Administrative Arrangements Order
Fisheries Administration Act 1991
section 5
Statutory Agency
Agricultural and Veterinary
Chemicals (Administration) Act 1992
section 6
Statutory Agency
General Government Sector
71 054 238 316
Fisheries Research and
Development Corporation
Commonwealth authority
General Government Sector
74 311 094 913
Grains Research and
Development Corporation
Commonwealth authority
General Government Sector
Material
55 611 223 291
Grape and Wine Research
and Development
Corporation
Commonwealth authority
General Government Sector
72 618 007 571
(registered as
Grape and Wine
R and D
Corporation)
Primary Industries and Energy
Research and Development Act 1989
section 8 and Cotton Research and
Development Regulations 1990
regulation 4
Primary Industries and Energy
Research and Development Act 1989
section 8 and Fisheries Research and
Development Corporation
Regulations 1991 regulation 4
Primary Industries and Energy
Research and Development Act 1989
section 8 and Grains Research and
Development Corporation
Regulations 1990
Primary Industries and Energy
Research and Development Act 1989
section 8 and Grape and Wine
Research and Development
Corporation Regulations 1991
regulation 4
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FMA Act or CAC entity
name and type of entity
Economic sector 1 and
financial classifications 2
Rural Industries Research and
Development Corporation
Commonwealth authority
General Government Sector
Wine Australia Corporation
(Wine Australia)
Commonwealth authority
General Government Sector
Statutory Marketing
Authority
Attorney-General’s
Department
Department of State
Australian
Business
Number
(ABN) 3
25 203 754 319
59 728 300 326
Attorney-General’s Portfolio
General Government Sector, 92 661 124 436
Material
General Government Sector
90 680 970 626
Australian Commission for
Law Enforcement Integrity
(ACLEI)
Prescribed Agency
General Government Sector
78 796 734 093
Australian Crime
Commission
Prescribed Agency
General Government Sector
Australian Federal Police
Prescribed Agency
General Government Sector,
Material
Primary Industries and Energy
Research and Development Act 1989
section 9 and Rural Industries
Development Corporation
Regulations 2000 regulation 6
Wine Australia Corporation Act
1980 section 6
Australian Constitution and
Administrative Arrangements Order
Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act
1975 section 5
Statutory Agency
d
Administrative Appeals
Tribunal
Prescribed Agency
Enabling legislation and other key
governance-related details 4
ve
Law Enforcement Integrity
Commissioner Act 2006 section 195
Statutory Agency
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11 259 448 410
17 864 931 143
Australian Crime Commission Act
2002 section 7
Statutory Agency
Established by the Commonwealth
Police Act 1959 and continued in
operation by the
Australian Federal Police Act 1979
section 6. Part III of the Act sets out
the AFP’s employment framework.
Australian Human Rights
Commission Act 1986 section 7
Statutory Agency
Australian Human Rights
Commission
Prescribed Agency
General Government Sector
47 996 232 602
Australian Institute of
Criminology
Prescribed Agency
General Government Sector
63 257 175 248
Criminology Research Act 1971
section 5
Australian Law Reform
Commission
Prescribed Agency
General Government Sector
88 913 413 914
Australian Law Reform Commission
Act 1996 section 5.
Statutory Agency
Australian Security
Intelligence Organisation
Prescribed Agency
General Government Sector,
Material
37 467 566 201
Australian Security Intelligence
Organisation Act 1979 section 6
ASIO’s employment framework is
set out in Part V of the above Act.
Australian Transaction
Reports and Analysis Centre
(AUSTRAC)
Prescribed Agency
General Government Sector
32 770 513 371
Anti-Money Laundering and
Counter-Terrorism Financing Act
2006 section 209
Statutory Agency
9 May 2014
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FMA Act or CAC entity
name and type of entity
Economic sector 1 and
financial classifications 2
CrimTrac Agency
Prescribed Agency
General Government Sector
Family Court and Federal
Circuit Court
Prescribed Agency
General Government Sector
Material
63 684 208 971
Federal Court of Australia
Prescribed Agency
General Government Sector
49 110 847 399
Insolvency and Trustee
Service Australia (also
known as Australian
Financial Security Authority)
Prescribed Agency
General Government Sector
63 384 330 717
National Archives of
Australia
Prescribed Agency
Office of the Australian
Information Commissioner
Prescribed Agency
General Government Sector,
Material
36 889 228 992
Office of Parliamentary
Counsel
Prescribed Agency
General Government Sector
41 425 630 817
Parliamentary Counsel Act 1970
section 2
Statutory Agency
Office of the Director of
Public Prosecutions
Prescribed Agency
General Government Sector
41 036 606 436
Old Parliament House
Prescribed Agency
General Government Sector
30 620 774 963
Director of Public Prosecutions Act
1983 section 5. Under section 27 of
the above Act, the Office may
employ staff.
Statutory Agency
Financial Management and
Accountability Regulations 1997
Executive Agency
Australia Business Arts
Foundation Ltd
Commonwealth company,
limited by guarantee
General Government Sector
88 072 479 835
ACN 072 479 835
Australia Council
Commonwealth authority
General Government Sector
38 392 626 187
Australia Council Act 1975 section 4
Enabling legislation and other key
governance-related details 4
Public Service Act 1999 section 65
It was established in 2000 under an
Inter-Governmental Agreement
between the Commonwealth and
each of Australia’s nine police
agencies.
Executive Agency
Courts and Tribunals Legislation
Amendment (Administration) Act
2013 Schedule 2
d
Federal Court of Australia Act 1976
section 5
Statutory Agency
Bankruptcy Act 1966 sections 11 and
18. Personal Property Securities Act
2009 Part 5.9.
Executive Agency
Archives Act 1983 section 5
Executive Agency
ve
85 249 230 937
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General Government Sector
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Australian
Business
Number
(ABN) 3
17 193 904 699
Australian Information
Commissioner Act 2010 section 5,
Statutory Agency
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FMA Act or CAC entity
name and type of entity
Economic sector 1 and
financial classifications 2
Australian Film, Television
and Radio School
Commonwealth authority
General Government Sector
Australian Government
Solicitor
Commonwealth authority
Australian
Business
Number
(ABN) 3
19 892 732 021
Enabling legislation and other key
governance-related details 4
Public Non- financial
Corporation
Material
Government Business
Enterprise
General Government Sector
69 405 937 639
Judiciary Act 1903 section 55J
35 023 590 988
Australian National Maritime
Museum Act 1990 section 5
Statutory Agency
Bundanon Trust
Commonwealth company,
limited by guarantee
General Government Sector
72 058 829 217
ACN 058 829 217
National Film and Sound
Archive of Australia
Commonwealth authority
General Government Sector
41 251 017 588
National Gallery of Australia
Commonwealth authority
General Government Sector
Material
27 855 975 449
National Library of Australia
Commonwealth authority
General Government Sector
Material
28 346 858 075
National Library Act 1960 section 5
Statutory Agency
d
National Film and Sound Archive of
Australia Act 2008 section 5
Statutory Agency
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Australian National Maritime
Museum
Commonwealth authority
Australian Film, Television and
Radio School Act 1973 section 4
National Gallery Act 1975 section 4
National Museum of
Australia
Commonwealth authority
General Government Sector
Material
70 592 297 967
National Museum of Australia Act
1980 section 4
Statutory Agency
National Portrait Gallery of
Australia
Commonwealth authority
General Government Sector
Material
54 742 771 196
National Portrait Gallery of
Australia Act 2012 section 6
Statutory Agency
Screen Australia
Commonwealth authority
General Government Sector
46 741 353 180
Screen Australia Act 2008 section 5.
Screen Australia can engage staff
under section 31 of the above Act.
Statutory Agency
Communications Portfolio
Department of
Communications
Department of State
9 May 2014
General Government Sector,
Material
51 491 646 726
Australian Constitution and
Administrative Arrangements Order
Page 4
FMA Act or CAC entity
name and type of entity
Economic sector 1 and
financial classifications 2
Australian Communications
and Media Authority
(ACMA)
Prescribed Agency
General Government Sector,
Material
Telecommunications
Universal Service
Management Agency
Prescribed Agency
General Government Sector
42 734 640 460
Telecommunications Universal
Service Management Agency Act
2012 section 31
Australian Broadcasting
Corporation
Commonwealth authority
General Government Sector
Material
52 429 278 345
Australian Postal Corporation
Commonwealth authority
Public Non-financial
Corporation
Material
Government Business
Enterprise
28 864 970 579
Created by the Broadcasting Act
1942 and is continued in existence
under the Australian Broadcasting
Corporation Act 1983 section 5.
Subsection 78(7) of the Act provides
that section 28 of the CAC Act does
not apply to the Corporation.
Created by the Postal Services Act
1975 and is continued in existence
under the Australian Postal
Corporation Act 1989 section 12
NBN Co Limited
Commonwealth company,
limited by shares
Public Nonfinancial Corporation
Material
Government Business
Enterprise
86 136 533 741
Special Broadcasting Service
Corporation
Commonwealth authority
General Government Sector
Material
91 314 398 574
Enabling legislation and other key
governance-related details 4
Australian Communications and
Media Authority Act 2005 section 6
Statutory Agency
Ar
ch
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Australian
Business
Number
(ABN) 3
55 386 169 386
ACN 136 533 741
Created by the Broadcasting Act
1942 and is continued in existence
under the Special Broadcasting
Service Act 1991 section 5
Defence Portfolio
The Veterans’ Affairs Portfolio, which is part of the Defence Portfolio, is listed separately at the end of this table.
Department of Defence
General Government Sector, 68 706 814 312
Australian Constitution and
Department of State
Material
Administrative Arrangements Order.
The Department may also engage
members of the Australian Defence
Force under the Defence Act 1903,
the Naval Defence Act 1910 and the
Air Force Act 1923.
Defence Materiel
General Government Sector, 68 706 814 312
Financial Management and
Material
Organisation
Accountability Regulations 1997
Prescribed Agency
AAF Company
Commonwealth company,
limited by guarantee
9 May 2014
General Government Sector
82 008 629 490
ACN 008 629 490
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FMA Act or CAC entity
name and type of entity
Economic sector 1 and
financial classifications 2
Army and Air Force Canteen
Service
(Frontline Defence Services)
Commonwealth authority
General Government Sector
Australian Military Forces
Relief Trust Fund (Army
Relief Trust Fund)
Commonwealth authority
Enabling legislation and other key
governance-related details 4
General Government Sector
Australian
Business
Number
(ABN) 3
69 289 134 420
(registered As
Dept Of Defence
Army & Air
Force Canteen
Service)
52 168 913 646
Australian Strategic Policy
Institute Limited
Commonwealth company,
limited by guarantee
General Government Sector
77 097 369 045
ACN 097 369 045
Defence Housing Australia
Commonwealth authority
General Government Sector
Material
Government Business
Enterprise
72 968 504 934
Defence Housing Australia Act 1987
section 4
Statutory Agency
RAAF Welfare Recreational
Company
Commonwealth company,
limited by guarantee
General Government Sector
45 008 499 303
Royal Australian Air Force
Veterans’ Residences Trust
Fund
Commonwealth authority
General Government Sector
Royal Australian Air Force
Welfare Trust Fund
Commonwealth authority
General Government Sector
Royal Australian Navy
Central Canteens Board
Commonwealth authority
General Government Sector
24 616 803 717
(registered as the
Trustee for the
Royal Australian
Air Force
Welfare Trust
Fund)
50 616 294 781
Royal Australian Navy Relief
Trust Fund
Commonwealth authority
General Government Sector
49 934 525 476
d
Services Trust Funds Act 1947
section 27
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Established by regulations under the
Defence Act 1903
40 594 141 285
ACN 008 499 303
Royal Australian Air Force
Veterans’ Residences Act 1953
section 3, Subsection 5A (2) of the
Act provides that subsection 18(3) of
the CAC Act does not apply to the
Trust.
Services Trust Funds Act 1947
section 30.
Subsection 34(2) of the Act provides
that subsection 18(3) of the CAC Act
does not apply to the Trust.
Established by regulations under the
Naval Defence Act 1910.
Services Trust Funds Act 1947
section 24.
Subsection 34(2) of the Act provides
that subsection 18(3) of the CAC Act
does not apply to the Trust.
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FMA Act or CAC entity
name and type of entity
Economic sector 1 and
financial classifications 2
Australian
Business
Number
(ABN) 3
Enabling legislation and other key
governance-related details 4
Education Portfolio
Department of Education
Department of State
General Government Sector,
Material
12 862 898 150
Australian Constitution and
Administrative Arrangements Order
Australian Research Council
Prescribed Agency
General Government Sector,
Material
35 201 451 156
Tertiary Education Quality
and Standards Agency
Prescribed Agency
General Government Sector
50 658 250 012
Australian Research Council Act
2001 section 5
Statutory Agency – see note (8)
below
Tertiary Education Quality and
Standards Agency Act 2011
section 132
Statutory Agency
Australian Curriculum,
Assessment and Reporting
Authority
Commonwealth authority
General Government Sector
54 735 928 084
Australian Institute of
Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander Studies
Commonwealth authority
General Government Sector
62 020 533 641
Australian Institute for
Teaching and School
Leadership Limited
Commonwealth company,
limited by guarantee
General Government Sector
d
ve
Australian Institute of Aboriginal
and Torres Strait Islander Studies
Act 1989 section 4
Statutory Agency
17 117 362 740
ACN 117 362 740
52 234 063 906
Australian National University Act
1991 section 4.
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Australian National
University
Commonwealth authority
Australian Curriculum, Assessment
and Reporting Authority Act 2008
section 5
Unclassified
Employment Portfolio
Department of Employment
Department of State
General Government Sector,
Material
54 201 218 474
Australian Constitution and
Administrative Arrangements Order
Asbestos Safety and
Eradication Agency
Prescribed Agency
General Government Sector
50 802 255 175
Asbestos Safety and Eradication
Agency Act 2013 section 6
Statutory Agency
Equal Opportunity for Women
in the Workplace Agency
(Workplace Gender Equality
Agency)
General Government Sector
47 641 643 874
Workplace Gender Equality Act 2012
section 8A
Statutory Agency
General Government Sector
93 614 579 199
Fair Work Act 2009 section 575
Statutory Agency
Prescribed Agency
Fair Work Commission
Prescribed Agency
9 May 2014
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FMA Act or CAC entity
name and type of entity
Economic sector 1 and
financial classifications 2
Office of the Fair Work
Building Industry
Inspectorate
Prescribed Agency
General Government Sector
Office of the Fair Work
Ombudsman
Prescribed Agency
General Government Sector
Safe Work Australia
Prescribed Agency
Australian
Business
Number
(ABN) 3
68 003 725 098
Enabling legislation and other key
governance-related details 4
Fair Work Act 2009 section 696
General Government Sector
71 141 751 477
(registered as
Office of the
Workplace
Ombudsman)
81 840 374 163
Seafarers Safety,
Rehabilitation and
Compensation Authority
(Seacare Authority)
Prescribed Agency
General Government Sector
32 745 854 352
Coal Mining Industry (Long
Service Leave Funding)
Corporation
Commonwealth authority
Public Financial Corporation 12 039 670 644
Material
Comcare
Commonwealth authority
General Government Sector
Material
Building and Construction Industry
Improvement Amendment (Transition
to Fair Work) Act 2012 section 26K.
d
Safe Work Australia Act 2008
section 5
Statutory Agency
Seafarers Rehabilitation and
Compensation Act 1992 section 103
ve
Coal Mining Industry (Long Service
Leave Funding) Act 1992 section 6.
Subsection 39(2) of the Act provides
that subsection 18(3) of the CAC Act
does not apply to the Corporation.
Ar
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41 640 788 304
Safety, Rehabilitation and
Compensation Act 1988 section 68.
Subsection 70B(2) of the Act
provides that section 29 of the CAC
Act does not apply to Comcare in
relation to activities of its
subsidiaries under Part VIII or
contracts referred to in that Part of
the Act. Subsection 90(1) of the Act
provides that sections 27F to 27L of
the CAC Act do not apply to the
Director of Comcare. Comcare may
employ staff under section 5 of the
Act.
Statutory Agency
Environment Portfolio
General Government Sector, 34 190 894 983
Material
Australian Constitution and
Administrative Arrangements Order
Bureau of Meteorology
Prescribed Agency
General Government Sector,
Material
92 637 533 532
Meteorology Act 1955 section 5
Executive Agency
Clean Energy Regulator
Prescribed Agency
General Government Sector
72 321 984 210
Clean Energy Regulator Act 2011
section 11
Statutory Agency
Department of the
Environment,
Department of State
9 May 2014
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FMA Act or CAC entity
name and type of entity
Economic sector 1 and
financial classifications 2
Climate Change Authority
Prescribed Agency
General Government Sector
Australian
Business
Number
(ABN) 3
60 585 018 782
Great Barrier Reef Marine
Park Authority
Prescribed Agency
General Government Sector
12 949 356 885
Murray-Darling Basin
Authority
Prescribed Agency
General Government Sector
13 679 821 382
Water Act 2007 section 171
Statutory Agency
National Water Commission
Prescribed Agency
General Government Sector
94 364 176 431
Director of National Parks
Commonwealth authority
General Government Sector
13 051 694 963
Low Carbon Australia
Limited
Commonwealth company,
limited by guarantee
General Government Sector
61 141 478 748
National Water Commission
Act 2004 section 6
Statutory Agency
Environment Protection and
Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
section 514A. Subsection 514U(2)
of the Act provides that sections
27G, 27H, 27J and 27K of the CAC
Act do not apply to the Director.
ACN 141 478 748
NEPC Service Corporation
Statutory corporation
subject only to sections 9,
18, 20 and Schedule 1 of
the CAC Act.
Unclassified
Sydney Harbour Federation
Trust
Commonwealth authority
General Government Sector
d
26 991 774 721
14 178 614 905
Finance Portfolio
General Government Sector, 61 970 632 495
Material
Australian Electoral
Commission
Prescribed Agency
General Government Sector,
Material
21 133 285 851
ComSuper
Prescribed Agency
General Government Sector
77 310 752 950
Future Fund Management
Agency
Prescribed Agency
General Government Sector,
Material
53 156 699 293
9 May 2014
Climate Change Authority Act 2011
section 10
Statutory Agency
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park
Act 1975 section 6
Statutory Agency
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Department of Finance
Department of State
Enabling legislation and other key
governance-related details 4
National Environment Protection
Council Act 1994
section 35. The NEPC Service
Corporation can engage staff under part
5 of the above Act.
Statutory Agency
Sydney Harbour Federation Trust
Act 2001 section 5
Australian Constitution and
Administrative Arrangements Order
Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918
section 6. The AEC can engage staff
under section 29 of the above Act.
Statutory Agency
Comsuper Act 2011 section 4
Statutory Agency
Future Fund Act 2006 section 74
Statutory Agency
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FMA Act or CAC entity
name and type of entity
Economic sector 1 and
financial classifications 2
Albury-Wodonga
Development Corporation
(Albury-Wodonga
Corporation)
Commonwealth authority
Public Nonfinancial Corporation,
Material
Australian River Co. Limited
Commonwealth company,
limited by shares
Australian
Business
Number
(ABN) 3
71 893 478 442
Enabling legislation and other key
governance-related details 4
Public Nonfinancial Corporation
94 008 654 206
ACN 008 654 206
ASC Pty Ltd
Commonwealth company,
limited by shares
Public Nonfinancial Corporation,
Material
Government Business
Enterprise
64 008 605 034
ACN 008 605 034
Commonwealth
Superannuation Corporation
Commonwealth authority
General Government Sector
48 882 817 243
Governance of Australian
Superannuation Schemes Act 2011
section 5.
d
Albury-Wodonga Development Act
1973 section 7
Foreign Affairs and Trade Portfolio
General Government Sector, 47 065 634 525
Material
Ar
Department of Foreign
Affairs and Trade
Department of State
Public Financial Corporation 47 080 890 259
Material
Government Business
Enterprise
ch
i
Medibank Private Limited
Commonwealth company,
limited by shares
ve
CSC also has an APRA licence L0001397
Australian Centre for
International Agricultural
Research (ACIAR)
Prescribed Agency
General Government Sector
Australian Secret Intelligence
Service
Prescribed Agency
General Government Sector
Australian Trade Commission
(Austrade)
Prescribed Agency
General Government Sector,
Material
Export Finance and Insurance
Corporation
Commonwealth authority
Public Financial Corporation 96 874 024 697
Material
9 May 2014
ACN 080 890 259
Australian Constitution and
Administrative Arrangements Order
34 864 955 427
(registered as
Australian
Centre for
International
Agriculture
Research)
49 667 785 014
Australian Centre for International
Agricultural Research Act 1982
section 4
Statutory Agency
11 764 698 227
Australian Trade Commission Act
1985 section 7
Statutory Agency
Intelligence Services Act 2001
section 16. ASIS may engage staff
under section 33 of the above Act.
Export Finance and Insurance
Corporation Act 1991 section 6
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FMA Act or CAC entity
name and type of entity
Economic sector 1 and
financial classifications 2
Tourism Australia
Commonwealth authority
General Government Sector
Material
Department of Health
Department of State
Health Portfolio
General Government Sector, 83 605 426 759
Material
Australian
Business
Number
(ABN) 3
99 657 548 712
Enabling legislation and other key
governance-related details 4
Tourism Australia Act 2004 section 5
Australian Constitution and
Administrative Arrangements Order
General Government Sector
33 965 140 953
Australian National Preventive
Health Agency Act 2010 section 6
Statutory Agency
Australian Radiation
Protection and Nuclear
Safety Agency (ARPANSA)
Prescribed Agency
General Government Sector
61 321 195 155
Australian Radiation Protection and
Nuclear Safety Act 1998 section 58
Statutory Agency
Australian Sports AntiDoping Authority (ASADA)
Prescribed Agency
General Government Sector
91 592 527 503
Cancer Australia
Prescribed Agency
General Government Sector
21 075 951 918
Cancer Australia Act 2006 section 6
Statutory Agency
Independent Hospital Pricing
Authority
Prescribed Agency
General Government Sector
27 598 959 960
National Health Reform Act 2011
subsection 129 (1)
Statutory Agency
National Blood Authority
Prescribed Agency
General Government Sector,
Material
87 361 602 478
National Blood Authority Act 2003
section 7
Statutory Agency
d
Australian National
Preventive Health Agency
(ANPHA)
Prescribed Agency
Ar
ch
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ve
Australian Sports and Anti Doping
Authority Act 2006 section 20
Statutory Agency
National Health Funding
Body (NHFB)
Prescribed Agency
General Government Sector
15 337 761 242
National Health Reform Act 2011
section 251
Statutory Agency
National Health and Medical
Research Council (NHMRC)
Prescribed Agency
General Government Sector,
Material
88 601 010 284
National Health Performance
Authority
Prescribed Agency
General Government Sector
19 620 357 003
National Health and Medical
Research Council Act 1992
section 5B
Statutory Agency
National Health Reform Act 2011
section 59
Statutory Agency
National Mental Health
General Government Sector
Commission
Prescribed Agency
Organ and Tissue Authority
General Government Sector
(Australian Organ and Tissue
Donation and Transplantation
Authority)
Prescribed Agency
83 537 016 476
9 May 2014
56 253 405 315
Financial Management and
Accountability Regulations 1997
Executive Agency
Australian Organ and Tissue
Donation and Transplantation
Authority Act 2008 section 8
Statutory Agency
Page 11
FMA Act or CAC entity
name and type of entity
Economic sector 1 and
financial classifications 2
Private Health Insurance
Ombudsman
Prescribed Agency
General Government Sector
Professional Services Review
Scheme
General Government Sector
Australian
Business
Number
(ABN) 3
61 673 137 709
Enabling legislation and other key
governance-related details 4
Health Insurance Act 1973
section 106ZM
Statutory Agency
Australian Institute of Health and
Welfare Act 1987 section 4. AIHW
may employ staff under section 19 of
the Act.
Statutory Agency
Australian Sports Commission Act
1989 section 5
General Government Sector
Australian Institute of Health
and Welfare
Commonwealth authority
General Government Sector
16 515 245 497
Australian Sports
Commission
(Australian Institute of
Sport)
Commonwealth authority
General Government Sector
Material
67 374 695 240
Australian Sports Foundation
Limited
Commonwealth company,
limited by guarantee
General Government Sector
Food Standards Australia
New Zealand
Commonwealth authority
General Government Sector
General Practice Education
and Training Limited
Commonwealth company,
limited by guarantee
National Health Reform Act 2011
section 8.
ve
Prescribed Agency
d
Australian Commission on
Safety and Quality in Health
Care
Commonwealth authority
45 307 308 260
( registered as
Professional
Services
Review)
97 250 687 371
Private Health Insurance Act 2007
section 238-1
Statutory Agency
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27 008 613 858
ACN 008 613 858
Food Standards Australia New
Zealand Act 1991 section 6
Statutory Agency
General Government Sector
95 095 433 140
ACN 095 433 140
Health Workforce Australia
Commonwealth authority
General Government Sector
21 295 050 589
Health Workforce Australia Act 2009
section 4
Private Health Insurance
Administration Council
Commonwealth authority
General Government Sector
50 831 782 014
National Health Act 1953, section
82B. Section 264.1 of the Private
Health Insurance Act 2007 continues
PHIAC in existence.
Ar
20 537 066 246
Department of Human
Services
Department of State
9 May 2014
Human Services Portfolio
General Government Sector, 90 794 605 008
Material
Australian Constitution and
Administrative Arrangements Order
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FMA Act or CAC entity
name and type of entity
Economic sector 1 and
financial classifications 2
Australian Hearing Services
(Hearing Australia)
Commonwealth authority
Public Non-financial
Corporation
Material
Australian
Business
Number
(ABN) 3
80 308 797 003
Enabling legislation and other key
governance-related details 4
Australian Hearing Services Act
1991 section 7
Immigration and Border Protection Portfolio
General Government Sector,
Material
33 380 054 835
Australian Constitution and
Administrative Arrangements Order
Australian Customs and
Border Protection Service
Prescribed Agency
General Government Sector,
Material
66 015 286 036
Migration Review Tribunal
and Refugee Review Tribunal
(MRT-RRT)
Prescribed Agency
General Government Sector
50 760 799 564
Established by the Customs Act 1901
and continued in operation by the
Customs Administration Act 1985
section 4
Statutory Agency
Migration Act 1958 section 394 and
section 457
Statutory Agency
Industry Portfolio
General Government Sector, 74 599 608 295
Material
ve
Department of Industry
Department of State
d
Department of Immigration
and Border Protection
Department of State
General Government Sector
Geoscience Australia
Prescribed Agency
General Government Sector
IP Australia
Prescribed Agency
72 581 678 650
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i
Australian Skills Quality
Authority (National
Vocational Education and
Training Regulator)
Prescribed Agency
Australian Constitution and
Administrative Arrangements Order
National Vocational Education and
Training Regulator Act 2011 section
155
Statutory Agency
Financial Management and
Accountability Regulations 1997
General Government Sector
38 113 072 755
National Offshore Petroleum
Safety and Environmental
Management Authority
(NOPSEMA)
Prescribed Agency
General Government Sector
22 385 178 289
Australian Institute of Marine
Science
Commonwealth authority
General Government Sector
78 961 616 230
The agency includes office holders
under the Designs Act 2003, the
Patents Act 1990 and the Trade
Marks Act 1995.
Created under Petroleum
(Submerged Lands) Act 1967 and
continued in existence under the
Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse
Gas Storage Act 2006.
Statutory Agency
Australian Institute of Marine
Science Act 1972 section 7
Australian Nuclear Science
and Technology Organisation
Commonwealth authority
General Government Sector,
Material
47 956 969 590
Australian Nuclear Science and
Technology Organisation Act 1987
section 4
Australian Renewable Energy
Agency
General Government Sector
Material
35 931 927 899
Created by the Australian Renewable
Energy Agency Act 2012 section 7.
Ar
80 091 799 039
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FMA Act or CAC entity
name and type of entity
Economic sector 1 and
financial classifications 2
Commonwealth Scientific
and Industrial Research
Organisation
Commonwealth authority
General Government Sector,
Material
IIF Investments Pty Limited
Commonwealth company,
limited by shares
General Government Sector
Department of Infrastructure
and Regional Development
Department of State
Australian
Business
Number
(ABN) 3
41 687 119 230
Enabling legislation and other key
governance-related details 4
55 082 153 884
ACN 082 153 884
Science and Industry Research Act
1949 section 8
Infrastructure and Regional Development Portfolio
General Government Sector, 86 267 354 017
Australian Constitution and
Material
Administrative Arrangements Order
General Government Sector
86 267 354 017
Transport Safety Investigation Act
2003 section 12
Statutory Agency
National Capital Authority
Prescribed Agency
General Government Sector,
Material
75 149 374 427
Australian Capital Territory
(Planning and Land Management)
Act 1988 section 5
Statutory Agency
Airservices Australia
Commonwealth authority
Public Non-financial
Corporation
Material
59 698 720 886
Air Services Act 1995 section 7
Australian Maritime Safety
Authority
Commonwealth authority
General Government Sector
65 377 938 320
Australian Maritime Safety Authority
Act 1990 section 5
75 081 455 754
ACN 081 455 754
Civil Aviation Act 1988 section 8
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Australian Transport Safety
Bureau (ATSB)
Prescribed Agency
Australian Rail Track
Corporation Limited
Commonwealth company,
limited by shares
Public Non-financial
Corporation
Material
Civil Aviation Safety
Authority
Commonwealth authority
General Government Sector
Material
44 808 014 470
Moorebank Intermodal
Company Limited
Commonwealth company,
limited by shares
Public Non-Financial
Corporation
Material
64 161 635 105 ACN 161 635 105
National Transport
Commission
Commonwealth authority
General Government Sector
67 890 861 578
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Government Business
Enterprise
National Transport Commission Act
2003
Under part 6, the NTC can employ
staff under either the above Act, or
the Public Service Act 1999.
Statutory Agency
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FMA Act or CAC entity
name and type of entity
Department of the Prime
Minister and Cabinet
Department of State
Economic sector 1 and
financial classifications 2
Australian
Business
Number
(ABN) 3
Prime Minister and Cabinet Portfolio
General Government Sector, 18 108 001 191
Material
Enabling legislation and other key
governance-related details 4
Australian Constitution and
Administrative Arrangements Order
General Government Sector
33 020 645 631
Auditor-General Act 1997 section 38
Statutory Agency
Australian Public Service
Commission (APS
Commission)
Prescribed Agency
General Government Sector
99 470 863 260
Public Service Act 1999 section 40
Statutory Agency
Office of National
Assessments
Prescribed Agency
General Government Sector
87 904 367 991
Office of the Commonwealth
Ombudsman
Prescribed Agency
General Government Sector
53 003 678 148
Office of National Assessments Act
1977 section 4. ONA can engage
staff under section 17 of the above
Act.
Statutory Agency
Ombudsman Act 1976 section 31
Statutory Agency
Office of the InspectorGeneral of Intelligence and
Security
Prescribed Agency
Office of the Official
Secretary to the
Governor-General
Prescribed Agency
General Government Sector
ve
d
Australian National Audit
Office
Prescribed Agency
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i
67 332 668 643
Ar
General Government Sector
Inspector-General of Intelligence
and Security Act 1986 section 32
Statutory Agency
67 582 329 284
Governor-General Act 1974
section 6. The Official Secretary
may employ staff under section 13 of
the above Act.
Aboriginal Hostels Limited
Commonwealth company,
limited by guarantee
General Government Sector
47 008 504 587
ACN 008 504 587
Statutory Agency under section 200
of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander Act 2005.
Anindilyakwa Land Council
Commonwealth authority
General Government Sector
45 175 406 445
Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern
Territory) Act 1976
Central Land Council
Commonwealth authority
General Government Sector
71 979 619 393
Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern
Territory) Act 1976 section 21
Indigenous Business
Australia
Commonwealth authority
General Government Sector
Material
25 192 932 833
Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander Act 2005 section 145
Indigenous Land Corporation
Commonwealth authority
General Government Sector
59 912 679 254
Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander Act 2005 section 191A.
Subsection 193K (1) of the Act
provides that subsection 18(3) of the
CAC Act does not apply to the
Corporation.
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FMA Act or CAC entity
name and type of entity
Economic sector 1 and
financial classifications 2
National Australia Day
Council Limited
Commonwealth company,
limited by guarantee
Enabling legislation and other key
governance-related details 4
General Government Sector
Australian
Business
Number
(ABN) 3
76 050 300 626
Northern Land Council
Commonwealth authority
General Government Sector
56 327 515 336
Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern
Territory) Act 1976 section 21
Outback Stores Pty Ltd
Commonwealth company
limited by shares
General Government Sector
63 120 661 234
ACN 120 661 234
Tiwi Land Council
Commonwealth authority
General Government Sector
Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern
Territory) Act 1976 section 21
Torres Strait Regional
Authority
Commonwealth authority
General Government Sector
86 106 441 085
(registered as
Tiwi Land
Council
Incorporated)
57 155 285 807
Wreck Bay Aboriginal
Community Council
Commonwealth authority
General Government Sector
ACN 050 300 626
ve
d
Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander Act 2005 section 142.
Subsection 144ZA (5) of the Act
provides that section 14 of the CAC
Act does not apply to the Authority.
Statutory Agency
Aboriginal Land Grant(Jervis Bay
Territory) Act 1986 section 4
ch
i
62 564 797 956
Social Services Portfolio
Economic sector3 and
financial classifications4
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FMA Act or CAC entity
name and type of entity
Australian
Enabling legislation and other key
Business
governance-related details6
5
Number (ABN)
36 342 015 855
Australian Constitution and
Administrative Arrangements Order
Department of Social
Services
Department of State
General Government Sector,
Material
Australian Aged Care Quality
Agency (Quality Agency)
General Government Sector
Australian Institute of Family
Studies
Prescribed Agency
General Government Sector
64 001 053 079
Aged Care Standards and
Accreditation Agency Ltd
Commonwealth company,
limited by guarantee
General Government Sector
64 079 618 652
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Australian Aged Care Quality Act
Family Law Act 1975 section 114B.
The AIFS can engage staff under
section 114M of the above Act.
Statutory Agency
ACN 079 618 652
(company is being wound up and its
functions are being transferred to the
new FMA agency ‘Australian Aged
Care Quality Agency’ (Quality
Agency).
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FMA Act or CAC entity
name and type of entity
Economic sector 1 and
financial classifications 2
Australian
Business
Number
(ABN) 3
Enabling legislation and other key
governance-related details 4
National Disability Insurance
Scheme Launch Transition
Agency (National Disability
Insurance Agency).
General Government Sector
25 617 475 104
National Disability Insurance
Scheme Act 2013 section 117.
Commonwealth authority
Treasury Portfolio
General Government Sector,
Material
92 802 414 793
Australian Constitution and
Administrative Arrangements Order
Australian Bureau of
Statistics
Prescribed Agency
General Government Sector,
Material
26 331 428 522
Australian Competition and
Consumer Commission
Prescribed Agency
General Government Sector
94 410 483 623
Australian Bureau of Statistics
Act 1975 section 5. The ABS can
engage staff under section 16 of the
above Act.
Statutory Agency
Competition and Consumer Act 2010
section 6A
Statutory Agency
Australian Office of Financial
Management (AOFM)
Prescribed Agency
General Government Sector,
Material
13 059 525 039
Australian Prudential
General Government Sector
Regulation Authority (APRA)
Prescribed Agency
79 635 582 658
Australian Securities and
Investments Commission
(ASIC)
Prescribed Agency
86 768 265 615
d
Department of the Treasury
Department of State
ve
ch
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Ar
General Government Sector,
Material
Australian Taxation Office
Prescribed Agency
General Government Sector,
Material
51 824 753 556
Commonwealth Grants
Commission
Prescribed Agency
General Government Sector
64 703 642 210
Corporations and Markets
Advisory Committee
(CAMAC)
Prescribed Agency
General Government Sector
41 574 479 010
Inspector-General of Taxation General Government Sector
Prescribed Agency
51 248 702 319
National Competition Council General Government Sector
Prescribed Agency
56 552 760 098
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Financial Management and
Accountability Regulations 1997
Australian Prudential Regulation
Authority Act 1998 section 7
APRA can engage staff under section
45 of the above Act.
Australian Securities and Investment
Commission Act 2001 section 261.
ASIC can engage staff under section
120 of the above Act.
Statutory Agency
Taxation Administration Act 1953
section 4A
Statutory Agency
Commonwealth Grants Commission
Act 1973 section 7. Staffed under
delegation from the Secretary to the
Department of the Treasury.
Australian Securities and Investment
Commission Act 2001 section 261.
CAMAC can engage staff under
section 156 of the above Act.
Statutory Agency
Inspector-General of Taxation
Act 2003 section 6
Statutory Agency
Competition and Consumer Act 2010
section 29A
Statutory Agency
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FMA Act or CAC entity
name and type of entity
Economic sector 1 and
financial classifications 2
Office of the Auditing and
Assurance Standards Board
(AUASB)
Prescribed Agency
General Government Sector
Australian
Business
Number
(ABN) 3
80 959 780 601
Office of the Australian
Accounting Standards Board
(AASB)
Prescribed Agency
General Government Sector
92 702 019 575
Productivity Commission
Prescribed Agency
General Government Sector
78 094 372 050
Royal Australian Mint
Prescribed Agency
General Government Sector
45 852 104 259
Australian Reinsurance Pool
Corporation
Commonwealth authority
Public Financial Corporation 74 807 136 872
Material
Terrorism Insurance Act 2003
section 9
Clean Energy Finance
Corporation
Commonwealth authority
General Government Sector
Material
Act 2012 section 8
Reserve Bank of Australia
Commonwealth authority
Public Financial Corporation 50 008 559 486
Material
Enabling legislation and other key
governance-related details 4
d
Australian Securities and Investment
Commission Act 2001
section 227AA. AUASB can engage
staff under section 227AB of the
above Act.
Statutory Agency
Australian Securities and Investment
Commission Act 2001 section 226.
AASB can engage staff under section
226A of the above Act.
Statutory Agency
Productivity Commission Act 1998
section 5
Statutory Agency
Financial Management and
Accountability Regulations 1997
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43 669 904 352 Clean Energy Finance Corporation
Reserve Bank Act 1959 section 7.
Subsection 7A (1) of the Act
provides that sections 14 and 18 of
the CAC Act do not apply to the
Bank.
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Veterans’ Affairs Portfolio
The Veterans’ Affairs Portfolio is part of the Defence Portfolio, which is listed separately above.
Department of Veterans’
Department of State,
23 964 290 824
Australian Constitution and
Affairs
General Government Sector,
Administrative Arrangements Order
Department of State
Material
Australian War Memorial
Commonwealth authority
General Government Sector
Material
64 909 221 257
Australian War Memorial Act 1980
section 4
Statutory Agency
Parliamentary Departments
Department of the House of
Representatives
Parliamentary
Department
General Government Sector
18 526 287 740
Parliamentary Service Act 1999
paragraph 54(1)(b)
Department of Parliamentary
Services
Parliamentary
Department
General Government Sector,
Material
52 997 141 147
Parliamentary Service Act 1999
paragraph 54(3)(a)
Department of the Senate
Parliamentary
Department
General Government Sector
23 991 641 527
Parliamentary Service Act 1999
paragraph 54(1)(a)
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FMA Act or CAC entity
name and type of entity
Economic sector 1 and
financial classifications 2
Parliamentary Budget Office
Parliamentary
Department
General Government Sector
Australian
Business
Number
(ABN) 3
49 775 240 532
Enabling legislation and other key
governance-related details 4
Parliamentary Service Amendment
(Parliamentary Budget Officer) Act
2011 paragraph 64A(1)
1
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General Government Sector means that the agency is classified in Government Finance Statistics in the
General Government Sector.
• The GGS sector, public non-financial corporations and public financial corporations are classifications
based on those used by the Australian Bureau of Statistics and comply with international standards.
• The primary function of entities classified in the GGS sector is to provide public services that are mainly
non-market in nature, and for the collective consumption of the community, or that involve the transfer or
redistribution of income. These services are largely financed through taxes and other compulsory levies,
although user charging and external funding have increased in recent years.
• All FMA Act Agencies are classified in the GGS sector.
2
Material means “material entity” as classified by the Department of Finance. This means that the body is
included in the group of Commonwealth entities which together make up at least 99% of total revenues, expenses,
assets and liabilities based on the audited financial statements of those entities amended for known changes to
materiality. Material entities are required to produce more detailed financial information than non-material
entities, for the purposes of providing monthly, end-of-year and estimates reports to the Department of Finance.
18 Departments of State are “material in nature”.
Executive Agency (recorded against some agencies in the far right hand column) means the agency has been
made an Executive Agency, through an Order made by the Governor-General, under subsection 65(1) of the
Public Service Act 1999, whereby the Agency Head employs APS employees for that Agency.
3
An Australian Business Number (ABN) is an 11 digit identifier that makes it easier for businesses and all levels
of government to interact. Further information is available at www.abr.business.gov.au
4
Relevant Commonwealth legislation may be found at www.comlaw.gov.au.
Statutory Agency (recorded against some bodies in the far right hand column) means the agency is identified in
its enabling legislation as a Statutory Agency for the purposes of the Public Service Act 1999, whereby the
legislation provides for the Agency Head to employ APS employees for that Agency.
Disclaimer: This list is not a prescribed list. While the Department of Finance needs to be consulted by agencies
in relation to the creation or abolition of any CAC Act bodies, this list is provided for general information only
and readers should obtain specialist advice before acting on it. In particular, for confirmation of the ABN for any
entries, please check with the relevant body.
Updated 9 May 2014
For any questions relating to this list, please contact:
PMRA Implementation Branch
Governance and Public Management Division
Governance and Resource Management Group
Department of Finance
E-mail: governancepolicy@finance.gov.au
9 May 2014
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