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Climate Change Authority PS ActGGS℗

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Aliases

Climate Change Authority

Link

https://www.climatechangeauthority.gov.au/

Portfolio

CLIMATE CHANGE, ENERGY, THE ENVIRONMENT AND WATER

Governance Characteristics

Type of Body

Non-corporate Commonwealth entity

Accountable authority

Chief Executive Officer of the Climate Change Authority

Lead Body

No

Institutional sector classification

General Government Sector - (GGS)

Employment instruments

Public Service Act 1999

Establishing instruments

Climate Change Authority Act 2011

Annual Report Requirements

Additional annual report requirement in establishing legislation

See “Other references to 'annual report' under enabling legislation”

Other requirements and references to ‘annual report’ under the enabling legislation

Climate Change Authority Act 2011 - 81 Annual report

Corporate Plan Requirements

Section 35 of the PGPA Act applies

Yes

Section 35(3) of the PGPA Act applies

Yes

Enabling legislation references to 'corporate plan'

Climate Change Authority Act 2011 - 55 Corporate plan

Current Budget Characteristics

Outcome #1: Provide expert advice to the Australian Government on climate change initiatives, including through conducting regular and specifically commissioned reviews and through undertaking climate change research.

#	Program	Body	Contribution
1.1	Climate Change Authority Program 1.1	Climate Change Authority	The Climate Change Authority?s objective is to provide rigorous, independent and balanced advice to the Minister for Climate Change and Energy, to assist the Department and the Australian Parliament on climate change policy, in order to improve the quality of life for all Australians.

#	Program	Body	Contribution
1.1	Bureau of Meteorology Program 1.1	Bureau of Meteorology	The Climate Change Authority has a strategic relationship agreement with the Bureau for climate research and advice.
1.1	Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water Program 1.1	Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water	The Climate Change Authority supports the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water and the transition of Australia's economy to net-zero emissions by 2050 by providing independent, evidence-based climate change policy advice.
1.1	Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water Program 1.1	Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water	The Authority supports the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water and the transition of Australia's economy to net-zero emissions by 2050 by providing independent, evidence-based climate change policy advice.
1.2	Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water 1.2	Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water	The Authority supports the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water and the transition of Australia's economy to net-zero emissions by 2050 by providing independent, evidence-based climate change policy advice.
1.3	Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water Program 1.3	Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water	The Climate Change Authority supports the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water and the transition of Australia's economy to net-zero emissions by 2050 by providing independent, evidence-based climate change policy advice.

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Government Finance Statistics (GFS) Classification
Key	Description
GGS	General Government Sector (GGS) - All Commonwealth entities and Commonwealth companies are part of the GGS unless stipulated by a GFS classification below.
F	Public Financial Corporation
T	Public Non-financial Corporation (Trading)

Definitions
Key	Description
Listed Entities	A listed entity is a non-corporate Commonwealth entity prescribed by an Act or the PGPA Rule. All non-corporate Commonwealth entities are “listed entities” except for Departments of State and Parliamentary Departments.

Government Requirements
Key	Description
℗	Subject to the requirements of the Commonwealth Procurement Rules (CPRs). All non-corporate Commonwealth entities are subject to the CPRs.
X	Entities that are exempt, or partially exempt, from government policy orders (section 22 of the PGPA Act).

Governance Structure or Characteristics
Key	Description
B	Prescribed as Government Business Enterprises under the PGPA Rule.
E	Executive Agency, through an Order made by the Governor General, under subsection 65(1) of the Public Service Act 1999
HC	The Attorney-General’s portfolio includes the High Court of Australia, which is part of the Commonwealth, is an “agency” named in the annual Appropriation Acts and is in the “General Government Sector”. However, it is not a Commonwealth entity under the PGPA Act, due to its status under its enabling legislation, which also sets its employment framework.
I	Inter-jurisdictional entities in nature (interacts with State, Territory or foreign governments)
M	Material entities and companies (comprising 99% of revenues, expenses, assets and liabilities of the total General Government Sector). All Departments of State are considered material in nature.
R	Corporate Commonwealth entities established by regulation under an Act and/or by a rule under the PGPA Act.
*	3 entities have a body corporate status but are prescribed as noncorporate Commonwealth entities

Employment Arrangements
Key	Description
PS Act	Officials are taken to be employed under Public Service Act 1999.
^	Entities that do not engage staff under the PS Act.
#	Entities can engage officials under enabling legislation as well as PS Act. These include Defence entities under the Defence Act 1903.
▲	Has officials employed under the Parliamentary Service Act 1999.

Type of Body
Key	Description
	Non-corporate Commonwealth entity is a Commonwealth entity that is not a body corporate.*
	Corporate Commonwealth entity is a Commonwealth entity that is a body corporate.*
	A Commonwealth company is a Corporations Act 2001 company that the Commonwealth controls.

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