Financial Accountability Act 2009

The chief executive of a department of government under the Public Sector Act 2022, section 10, is the accountable officer of the department.

The Treasurer may appoint a person to be the accountable officer of—

a public service entity mentioned in the Public Sector Act 2022, section 9(b); or

another entity, whether or not the entity is part of a department, if—

the entity—

represents the State; or

is established under an Act; or

is established for a purpose connected with the government of the State; and

the entity’s expenditure is payable, wholly or partly, out of—

amounts paid to a department from the consolidated fund; or

the controlled receipts of a department.

A regulation may prescribe the accountable officer of an entity mentioned in the regulation.

For an entity mentioned in subsection (3)—

subsection (1) does not apply to the chief executive of the entity even if the entity is a department of government under the Public Sector Act 2022, section 10; and

a person can not be appointed the accountable officer of the entity under subsection (2).