Portfolio Commonwealth body name Type of body Accountable authority or governing board Economic sector Financial classification Australian Business Number Enabling legislation and other key governance-related details Agriculture and Water Resources Non-corporate Commonwealth entity Secretary of the Department – section 12(2) item 1 General Govt Sector Material and Department of Agriculture and Water Resources Non-corporate Commonwealth entity Chief Executive Officer – section 5A(b) General Govt Sector section 5 Statutory Agency under the Public Service Act 1999 Listed entity enabling legislation Agriculture and Water Resources Corporate Commonwealth entity Chief Executive Officer – section 13 with reference to section 41A note General Govt Sector section 6 Statutory Agency under the Public Service Act 1999 Agriculture and Resources Corporate Commonwealth entity CRDC Board – section 10 with reference to section 73 note (members of the corporation section 16) General Govt Sector section 8 and regulation 4 Does not engage under the Public Service Act 1999 Agriculture and Water Resources Corporate Commonwealth entity FRDC Board – section 10 with reference to section 73 note (members of the corporation section 16) General Govt Sector section 8 and regulation 4 Does not engage under the Public Service Act 1999 Agriculture and Water Resources Corporate Commonwealth entity GRDC Board - section 10 with reference to section 73 note (members of the corporation section 16) General Govt Sector Material section 8 and Does not engage under the Public Service Act 1999 Agriculture and Water Resources Corporate Commonwealth entity Chief Executive of the Authority – section 208A General Govt Sector section 171 Statutory Agency under the Public Service Act 1999 Agriculture and Water Resources Corporate Commonwealth entity RIC Board - section 14 with reference to section 26 note General Govt Sector Material section 7 Does not engage under the Public Service Act 1999 Agriculture and Water Resources Corporate Commonwealth entity RIRDC Board - section 10 with reference to section 73 note (members of the corporation section 16) General Govt Sector section 9 and Does not engage staff under the Public Service Act 1999
Non-corporate Commonwealth entity The Director-General – section 5(1A)(b) General Govt Sector Material section 5 Executive Agency under the Public Service Act 1999 Listed entity under PGPA Rule 2014 Non-corporate Commonwealth entity Information Commissioner – section 5(4)(b) General Govt Sector section 5 Statutory Agency under the Public Service Act 1999 Listed entity under enabling legislation Non-corporate Commonwealth entity Commonwealth Ombudsman – section 4A(c) General Govt Sector section 31 Statutory Agency under the Public Service Act 1999 Listed entity under enabling legislation Non-corporate Commonwealth entity Inspector-General – section 6AA(c) General Govt Sector section 32 Can employ staff under section 32 of the above Act, or the Public Service Act 1999 Statutory Agency under the Public Service Act 1999 Listed entity under enabling legislation Non-corporate Commonwealth entity First Parliamentary Counsel – section 2(5)(b) General Govt Sector section 2 Statutory Agency under the Public Service Act 1999 Listed entity under enabling legislation Non-corporate Commonwealth entity Director – section 5(5)(b) General Govt Sector section 5 Under section 27 of the above Act, the Office may employ staff Statutory Agency the Public Service Act 1999 Listed entity under enabling legislation Corporate Commonwealth entity President – section 8A(4) General Govt Sector section 7 Statutory Agency the Public Service Act 1999
and the Arts Non-corporate Commonwealth entity Secretary of the Department – section 12(2) item 1 General Govt Sector Material and Department of State and the Arts Non-corporate Commonwealth entity – section 6(2)(b) General Govt Sector Material section 6 Statutory Agency under the Public Service Act 1999 Listed entity enabling legislation and the Arts Corporate Commonwealth entity Board of the Council – sections 7-8 with reference to sections 22 and 41 notes (membership of board section 16) General Govt Sector section 7 Does not engage staff under the Public Service Act 1999 and the Arts Corporate Commonwealth entity ABC Board – sections 5, 7 and 12 (membership) with reference to sections 13A and 18 notes General Govt Sector Material Created by the and is continued in existence under the Does not engage staff under the Public Service Act 1999 and the Arts Corporate Commonwealth entity Council – sections 4, 7 and 8 (membership) with reference to sections 18 and 29 notes General Govt Sector section 4 Does not engage staff under the Public Service Act 1999 and the Arts Corporate Commonwealth entity ANMM Council – sections 5, 11 and 17 (membership) with reference to sections 21 and 36 General Govt Sector section 5 Statutory Agency under the Public Service Act 1999 and the Arts Corporate Commonwealth entity Board of Directors – sections 13, 20 and 22 (membership) with reference to section 79 note Public Corporation Material Government Business Enterprise Created by the and is continued in existence under the section 12 Does not engage staff under the Public Service Act 1999 and the Arts Corporate Commonwealth entity NFSA Board – sections 5, 8 and 10 (membership) with reference to section 16 General Govt Sector section 5 Statutory Agency under the Public Service Act 1999 and the Arts Corporate Commonwealth entity National Gallery of Australia Council – sections 4, 12 and 13 (membership) with reference to sections 17 and 29 General Govt Sector Material section 4 Does not engage under the Public Service Act 1999 s s s s s s s s s
and the Arts Corporate Commonwealth entity Council of the National Library of Australia – sections 5, 10 (membership) with reference to sections 15(1) and 17E notes General Govt Sector Material section 5 Statutory Agency under the Public Service Act 1999 and the Arts Corporate Commonwealth entity Council of the National Museum of Australia – sections 4, 10, 13 (membership) with reference to sections 17 and 27 notes General Govt Sector section 4 Statutory Agency under the Public Service Act 1999 and the Arts Corporate Commonwealth entity National Portrait Gallery of Australia Board – sections 6, 13, 15 (membership) with reference to section 21 note General Govt Sector section 6 Statutory Agency under the Public Service Act 1999 and the Arts Corporate Commonwealth entity Board of OPH – section 13 General Govt Sector section 8 Statutory Agency under the Public Service Act 1999 and the Arts Corporate Commonwealth entity of Screen Australia – Section 5, 8, 10 (membership) with reference to section 16 notes General Govt Sector section 5. Screen Australia can engage under section 31 of the above Act. Statutory Agency under the Public Service Act 1999 and the Arts Corporate Commonwealth entity Special Broadcasting Service Board – sections 5, 7, 8 (membership) with reference to sections 27 and 37 General Govt Sector Material Created by the and is continued in existence under the section 5 Does not engage staff under the Public Service Act 1999 and the Arts Commonwealth company, limited by guarantee Creative Partnerships Australia Board General Govt Sector Does not engage under the Public Service Act 1999 and the Arts Commonwealth company, limited by guarantee Bundanon Board General Govt Sector Does not engage staff under the Public Service Act 1999 s s
and the Arts Commonwealth company, limited by shares NBN Board Public Corporation Material Government Business Enterprise Does not engage staff under the Public Service Act 1999 Defence Non-corporate Commonwealth entity Secretary of the Department – section 12(2) item 1 General Govt Sector Material 68 706 814 312 and Department of The Department may also engage members of the Australian Defence Force under the . Defence Non-corporate Commonwealth entity Director-General – section 27A(2)(b) General Govt Sector section 27A Does not engage staff under the Public Service Act 1999 Defence (Frontline Defence Services) Corporate Commonwealth entity Army and Air Force Canteen Service Board of Management – section 7, 9 (membership) with reference to section 15 note General Govt Sector (registered As Dept Of Defence Army & Air Force Canteen Service) Established by regulations under the and section 6 Does not engage staff under the Public Service Act 1999 Defence (Army Relief Fund) Corporate Commonwealth entity Board of Trustees of the Australian Military Forces Relief Trust Fund – section 6 General Govt Sector section 27 Does not engage staff under the Public Service Act 1999 Defence Corporate Commonwealth entity of Directors – section 11, 11A, 12 (membership) with reference to section 21 note General Govt Sector Material Government Business Enterprise section 4 Statutory Agency under the Public Service Act 1999 Defence Corporate Commonwealth entity Australian Air Force Veterans’ Residences Trust Fund (Board) – section 7(1) note with reference to section 5(7) General Govt Sector sections 3 and 5A(2) provide that section 59 of the PGPA Act does not apply to the Trust Does not engage under the Public Service Act 1999
Defence Corporate Commonwealth entity Board of Trustees of the Australian Military Forces Relief Trust Fund - section 6 General Govt Sector (registered as the Trustee for the Royal Australian Air Force Welfare Trust Fund) section 30. Section 34(2) provides that section 59 of the PGPA Act does not apply to the Trust. Does not engage staff under the Public Service Act 1999 Defence Corporate Commonwealth entity of Directors – sections 7 and 10 (membership) with reference to 16(2) note General Govt Sector Established by under the . Does not engage staff under the Public Service Act 1999 Defence Corporate Commonwealth entity Trustees of the Royal Australian Navy Relief Trust Fund - section 6 General Govt Sector section 24. Section 34(2) provides that section 59 of the PGPA Act does not to the Trust Does not engage staff under the Public Service Act 1999 Defence Commonwealth company, limited by guarantee AAF Company of Directors General Govt Sector Does not engage staff under the Public Service Act 1999 Defence Commonwealth company, limited by guarantee ASPI Council General Govt Sector Does not engage under the Public Service Act 1999 Defence Commonwealth company, limited by guarantee The RAAF Welfare Recreation Company Board of Directors General Govt Sector Does not engage staff under the Public Service Act 1999 Education and Training Non-corporate Commonwealth entity Secretary of the Department – section 12(2) item 1 General Govt Sector Material and Department of State Education and Training Non-corporate Commonwealth entity Chief Executive Officer – section 5(3)(b) General Govt Sector Material section 5 Statutory Agency under the Public Service Act 1999 Listed entity under enabling legislation
Education and Training (National Vocational Education and Training Regulator) Non-corporate Commonwealth entity Chief Executive Officer – section 156A(b) General Govt Sector section 155 Statutory Agency under the Public Service Act 1999 Listed entity under enabling legislation Education and Training Non-corporate Commonwealth entity The Commissioners – section 132(3)(b) General Govt Sector section 132 Statutory Agency under the Public Service Act 1999 Listed entity under enabling legislation Education and Training Corporate Commonwealth entity ACARA Board – section 5, 11, 13 (membership) with reference to section 19 note General Govt Sector section 5 Does not engage staff under the Public Service Act 1999 Education and Training Corporate Commonwealth entity Council – sections 4, 8, 10 (membership) with circumstantial references in sections 14(5)(b) and 15(1)(k) Unclassified section 4 Does not engage staff under the Public Service Act 1999 Education and Training Commonwealth company, limited by guarantee AITSL Board General Govt Sector Does not engage staff under the Public Service Act 1999 Environment and Energy Non-corporate Commonwealth entity Secretary of the Department – section 12(2) item 1 General Govt Sector Material and Department of Environment and Energy Non-corporate Commonwealth entity Director – section 8A(c) General Govt Sector Material section 5 Executive Agency under the Public Service Act 1999 Listed entity under enabling legislation Environment and Energy Non-corporate Commonwealth entity Chair of the Regulator – section 11(2)(b) General Govt Sector section 11 Statutory Agency under the Public Service Act 1999 Listed entity under enabling legislation
Finance Non-corporate Commonwealth entity Electoral Commissioner – section 6(2A)(b) General Govt Sector Material section 6 The AEC can engage staff under section 29 of the above Act. Statutory Agency under the Public Service Act 1999 Listed entity under enabling legislation Finance Non-corporate Commonwealth entity Chair of the Future Fund Board of Guardians – section 74(3)(b) General Govt Sector Material section 74 Statutory Agency under the Public Service Act 1999 Listed entity under enabling legislation Finance Parliamentary Expenses Non-corporate Commonwealth entity Chief Executive Officer – section 11(2)(b) and 15 (membership) with reference to section 24 General Govt Sector section 11 Statutory Agency under the Public Service Act 1999 Listed entity under enabling legislation Finance (CSC) Corporate Commonwealth entity The Board – section 5, 9, 11(1) (membership) with reference to 17(4) note General Govt Sector section 5 CSC also has an APRA licence - Does not engage staff under the Public Service Act 1999 ComSuper merged into CSC on 1 July 2015 Finance Commonwealth company, limited by shares Board Public Corporation Material Government Business Enterprise Does not engage staff under the Public Service Act 1999 Finance Commonwealth company, limited by shares Board Public Corporation Material Government Business Enterprise Does not engage under the Public Service Act 1999 Foreign Affairs and Trade Non-corporate Commonwealth entity Secretary of the Department – section 12(2) item 1 General Govt Sector Material and Department of State
Foreign Affairs and Non-corporate Commonwealth entity Executive Officer – section 32A(c) General Govt Sector (registered as Australian Centre for International Agriculture Research) section 4 Statutory Agency under the Public Service Act 1999 Listed entity under enabling legislation Foreign Affairs and Non-corporate Commonwealth entity Director-General – section 16(2)(b) General Govt Sector section 16. ASIS may engage staff under section 33 of the Act Does not engage staff under the Public Service Act 1999 Listed entity under enabling legislation Foreign Affairs and Trade Non-corporate Commonwealth entity Chief Executive Officer – section 7(3)(b) General Govt Sector section 7 Statutory Agency under the Public Service Act 1999 Listed entity under enabling legislation Foreign Affairs and Corporate Commonwealth entity Board – section 6, 32 -34 (membership) with reference to section 42(3) note Public Financial Corporation Material section 6 Does not engage staff under the Public Service Act 1999 Foreign Affairs and Corporate Commonwealth entity Board – section 5, 9-12 with reference to sections 20(3) note and 53 General Govt Sector section 5 Does not engage staff under the Public Service Act 1999 Health Non-corporate Commonwealth entity Secretary of the Department – section 12(2) item 1 General Govt Sector Material and Department of State Health (Quality Agency) Non-corporate Commonwealth entity Chief Executive Officer – section 7(2)(b) General Govt Sector Statutory Agency under the Public Service Act 1999 Listed entity under enabling legislation Health (ANPHA) Non-corporate Commonwealth Entity Chief Executive Officer – schedule 1 item 4(c) General Govt Sector section 6 Statutory Agency the Public Service Act 1999 Listed entity under PGPA Act Rule
Health Non-corporate Commonwealth entity Chief Executive Officer – section 14A(b) General Govt Sector section 58 Statutory Agency the Public Service Act 1999 Health Non-corporate Commonwealth entity Chief Executive Officer – section 50F(c) General Govt Sector section 20 Statutory Agency under the Public Service Act 1999 Listed entity under enabling legislation Health Non-corporate Commonwealth entity Chief Executive Officer – section 36A(c) General Govt Sector section 6 Statutory Agency under the Public Service Act 1999 Listed entity under enabling legislation Health Non-corporate Commonwealth entity General Manager – section 7(3)(b) General Govt Sector Material section 7 Statutory Agency under the Public Service Act 1999 Listed entity under enabling legislation Health (NHFB) Non-corporate Commonwealth entity Funding Body CEO – section 251(2)(b) General Govt Sector section 251 Statutory Agency under the Public Service Act 1999 Listed entity under enabling legislation Health Non-corporate Commonwealth entity Chief Executive Officer – section 5B(3)(b) General Govt Sector Material section 5B Statutory Agency under the Public Service Act 1999 Listed entity under enabling legislation Health Non-corporate Commonwealth entity Chief Executive Officer – schedule 1 item 15(c) General Govt Sector Executive Agency the Public Service Act 1999 Listed entity under PGPA Rule 2014 Health Non-corporate Commonwealth entity Board – section 8(4)(b) General Govt Sector section 8 Statutory Agency under the Public Service Act 1999 Listed entity under enabling legislation
Infrastructure, Regional Development and Cities Non-corporate Commonwealth entity Chief Executive Officer – section 12(2)(b) General Govt Sector 06 156 887 section 12 Statutory Agency under the Public Service Act 1999 Listed entity under enabling legislation Infrastructure, Regional Development and Cities Non-corporate Commonwealth entity Executive Officer of the IPFA – schedule 1 item 11A(c) General Govt Sector Executive Agency under the Public Service Act 1999 Listed entity under PGPA Rule 2014 Infrastructure, Regional Development and Cities Non-corporate Commonwealth entity The Authority – section 5(2)(b) General Govt Sector Material section 5 Statutory Agency under the Public Service Act 1999 Listed entity under enabling legislation Infrastructure, Regional Development and Cities Corporate Commonwealth entity Board of Directors – sections 7, 20, 22 (membership) with reference to section 32(2) note and section 40 Public Corporation Material section 7 Does not engage under the Public Service Act 1999 Infrastructure, Regional Development and Cities Corporate Commonwealth entity AMSA Board – sections 5 and 13 (membership) with reference to section 21(2) note General Govt Sector section 5 Does not engage staff under the Public Service Act 1999 Infrastructure, Regional Development and Cities Corporate Commonwealth entity Board – sections 8 and 52 with reference to sections 60(2) and 81 notes General Govt Sector Material section 8 Does not engage staff under the Public Service Act 1999 Infrastructure, Regional Development and Cities Corporate Commonwealth entity Board – sections 4, 6D, 7 (membership) with reference to section 18(2) General Govt Sector section 4 Infrastructure Australia can employ staff under Section 39 of the above Act, or the Public Service Act 1999 Statutory Agency under the Public Service Act 1999
Infrastructure, Regional Development and Cities Corporate Commonwealth entity Commission – section 5, 11(membership) with reference to 19(2) note General Govt Sector Under part 6, the NTC can employ staff under either the above Act, or the Public Service Act 1999. Statutory Agency under the Public Service Act 1999 Infrastructure, Regional Development and Cities Commonwealth company, limited by shares Board Public Corporation Material Government Business Enterprise Does not engage staff under the Public Service Act 1999 Infrastructure, Regional Development and Cities Commonwealth company, limited by shares Board Public Corporation Material Does not engage under the Public Service Act 1999 Infrastructure, Regional Development and Cities Commonwealth company, limited by shares Board Public Corporation Material Government Business Enterprise Does not engage staff under the Public Service Act 1999 Jobs and Small Business Non-corporate Commonwealth entity Secretary of the Department – section 12(2) item 1 General Govt Sector Material and Department of Jobs and Small Business Non-corporate Commonwealth entity Chief Executive Officer – section 41F(c) General Govt Sector section 6 Statutory Agency the Public Service Act 1999 Listed entity under enabling legislation Jobs and Small Business Non-corporate Commonwealth entity Australian Building and Construction Commissioner – section 29(3)(b) General Govt Sector 29 Statutory Agency under the Public Service Act 1999 Listed entity under PGPA Rule 2014 Jobs and Small Business Non-corporate Commonwealth entity General Manager – section 673A(c) General Govt Sector section 575 Statutory Agency under the Public Service Act 1999 Listed entity under enabling legislation
Jobs and Small Business Non-corporate Commonwealth entity Fair Work Ombudsman – – schedule 1 item 10A(c) General Govt Sector section 696 and section 329AA Statutory Agency under the Public Service Act 1999 Listed entity under PGPA Rule 2014 Jobs and Small Business Non-corporate Commonwealth entity Chief Executive Officer – section 5(2)(b) General Govt Sector section 5 Statutory Agency under the Public Service Act 1999 Listed entity enabling legislation Jobs and Small Business Non-corporate Commonwealth entity Chairperson of the Authority – schedule 1 item 21(b) General Govt Sector section 103 Staffed under delegation from the Secretary to the Department of State Listed entity under PGPA Rule 2014 Jobs and Business Corporate Commonwealth entity Board of Directors – section 9, 10 12 (membership) with reference to section 28 note Public Financial Corporation Material section 6. Section 39(2) provides that section 59 of the PGPA Act does not apply to the Corporation. Does not engage staff under the Public Service Act 1999 Jobs and Small Business Corporate Commonwealth entity Chief Executive Officer – section 76(1) note General Govt Sector Material Comcare can employ under section 88 of the above Act, or the Public Service Act 1999 Statutory Agency under the Public Service Act 1999 Prime Minister and Cabinet Non-corporate Commonwealth entity Secretary of the Department – section 12(2) item 1 General Govt Sector Material and Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet Corporate Commonwealth entity Council of the Institute – sections 4 and 12 (membership) with reference to section 21 General Govt Sector section 4 Statutory Agency the Public Service Act 1999 Prime Minister and Cabinet Non-corporate Commonwealth entity Auditor-General – section 38(3)(b) General Govt Sector section 38 Statutory Agency the Public Service Act 1999 Listed entity under enabling legislation
Minister and Cabinet Non-corporate Commonwealth entity Australian Public Service Commissioner – schedule 1 item 5(c) General Govt Sector section 40 Statutory Agency under the Public Service Act 1999 Listed entity under PGPA Rule 2014 Prime Minister and Cabinet Non-corporate Commonwealth entity Executive Officer – schedule 1 item 10(1)(b) General Govt Sector Executive Agency under the Public Service Act 1999 Listed entity under PGPA Rule 2014 Prime Minister and Cabinet Non-corporate Commonwealth entity Director-General – section 4(5)(b) General Govt Sector section 4 ONA can engage staff under section 17 of the above Act Statutory Agency under the Public Service Act 1999 Listed entity enabling legislation Prime Minister and Cabinet Non-corporate Commonwealth entity Official Secretary – section 6(4)(b) General Govt Sector section 6 The Official Secretary may employ staff under section 13 of the above Act Does not engage staff under the Public Service Act 1999 Listed entity under enabling legislation Prime Minister and Cabinet Non-corporate Commonwealth entity Director of Workplace Gender Equality – section 8A(3)(b) General Govt Sector section 8A Statutory Agency the Public Service Act 1999 Listed entity under enabling legislation Prime Minister and Cabinet Corporate Commonwealth entity The group of persons made up of: (a) the Chair of the Land Council; and (b) the Chief Executive Officer of the Land Council. – section 7A item 1 Unclassified Does not engage staff under the Public Service Act 1999
Treasury Corporate Commonwealth entity Board – National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation Act 2018 section 15 and 25(e) note General Govt Sector/ Public Financial Corporation Does not engage staff under the Public Service Act 1999 Treasury Corporate Commonwealth entity Governor – section 7A(1) Public Financial Corporation Material Reserve Bank Act 1959 Does not engage under the Public Service Act 1999 Treasury Commonwealth company, limited by guarantee Board General Govt Sector section 921U Does not engage staff under the Public Service Act 1999 Veterans’ Affairs (part of the Defence Portfolio) Non-corporate Commonwealth entity Secretary of the Department – section 12(2) item 1 General Govt Sector Material and Department of State Veterans’ Affairs (part of the Defence Portfolio) Corporate Commonwealth entity Council of the Memorial – section 4, 9, 10 (membership) with reference to section 14(2) note General Govt Sector Material section 4 Statutory Agency under the Public Service Act 1999 Listed entity enabling legislation Parliamentary Department Non-corporate Commonwealth entity Secretary of the Department – 12(2) item 2, see also section 7 General Govt Sector Material section 54(3)(a) Parliamentary Department, under the Public Service Act 1999 Parliamentary Department Non-corporate Commonwealth entity The Clerk of the House – section 12(2) item 2, see also section 7 General Govt Sector section 54(1)(b) Parliamentary Department, under the Public Service Act 1999 Parliamentary Department Non-corporate Commonwealth entity The Clerk of the Senate – section 12(2) item 2, see also section 7 General Govt Sector section 54(1)(a) Parliamentary Department, under the Public Service Act 1999 Parliamentary Department Non-corporate Commonwealth entity Parliamentary Budget Officer – section 12(2) item 2, see also section 7 General Govt Sector section 64A(1) Parliamentary Department, under the Public Service Act 1999