Senate
Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Amendment Bill 2014
Revised Explanatory Memorandum
(Circulated by authority of the Minister for Finance, Senator the Hon Mathias Cormann)This memorandum takes account of amendments made by the House of Representatives to the bill as introduced.
Table of abbreviations and common terms
| Abbreviation or common term | Full term or description |
| Acts Interpretation Act | Acts Interpretation Act 1901 |
| Auditor-General Act | Auditor-General Act 1997 |
| ANAO | Australian National Audit Office |
| AGS | Australian Government Solicitor |
| APS | Australian Public Service |
| CAC Act | Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997 |
| CAC Regulations | Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Regulations 1997 |
| CFAR | Commonwealth Financial Accountability Review |
| Commonwealth entity | An entity as defined in section 10 of the PGPA Act |
| Corporations Act | Corporations Act 2001 |
| CRF | The Consolidated Revenue Fund established by section 81 of the Constitution |
| FMA Act | Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 |
| FMA Regulations | Financial Management and Accountability Regulations 1997 |
| Finance Minister | The Minister with responsibility for administering the PGPA Act |
| GBE | government business enterprise |
| LI Act | Legislative Instruments Act 2003 |
| OPC | Office of Parliamentary Counsel |
| Parliamentary Service Act | Parliamentary Service Act 1999 |
| PGPA Act | Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 |
| PS Act | Public Service Act 1999 |
| Rules or PGPA rules | The rules made under Part 4-1 of the PGPA Act |