Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

GREAT BARRIER REEF MARINE PARK ACT 1975 - SECT 6

  (1)   There is established by this Act an Authority by the name of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority.

Note:   The Authority does not have a legal identity separate from the Commonwealth.

  (2)   For the purposes of the finance law (within the meaning of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 ):

  (a)   the Authority is a listed entity; and

  (b)   the CEO is the accountable authority of the Authority; and

  (c)   the following persons are officials of the Authority:

  (i)   the Chairperson;

  (ia)   the CEO;

  (ii)   the other members;

  (iii)   the staff of the Authority referred to in subsection   40(1);

  (iv)   persons engaged under section   41; and

  (d)   the purposes of the Authority include the functions of the Authority referred to in section   7.