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Public Service Act 1999 Advice No. 28: Application of the APS Code of Conduct to certain statutory office holders

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Attachment 3: Statutory office holders who may be covered by the APS Code of Conduct

PORTFOLIO	AGENCY/BODY	LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE
Agriculture, Fisheries & Forestry	National Registration Authority for Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals	Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Administration) Act 1992 s.13, s.14 and s.46
Attorney-General	Administrative Appeals Tribunal	Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975 s. 6 and s.24N
Attorney-General	Classification Review Board	Classification (Publications, Film and Computer Games) Act 1995 s.54
Attorney-General	Copyright Tribunal	Copyright Act 1968 s.138, s.139 and s.170
Attorney-General	Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission	Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Act 1986 s.8
Attorney-General	National Crime Authority	National Crime Authority Act 1984 s.7
Attorney-General	National Native Title Tribunal	Native Title Act 1993 s.110 and s.130
Attorney-General	Office of Parliamentary Counsel	Parliamentary Counsel Act 1970 s.4
Attorney-General	Privacy Advisory Committee	Privacy Act 1988 s.82
Attorney-General	Special Prosecutor	Special Prosecutors Act 1982 s.5 and s.18
Communications, Information Technology and the Arts	Australian Broadcasting Authority	Broadcasting Services Act 1992 s.155 and s.165
Communications, Information Technology and the Arts	Australian Communications Authority	Australian Communications Authority Act 1997 s.16, s.17
Communications, Information Technology and the Arts	Australian National Maritime Museum	Australian National Maritime Museum Act 1990 s.17 and s.41
Communications, Information Technology and the Arts	National Library of Australia	National Library Act 1960 s.10
Communications, Information Technology and the Arts	National Museum of Australia	National Museum of Australia Act 1980 s.13 and s.31
Defence	Defence Housing Authority	Defence Housing Authority Act 1987 s.12 and s.57
Education & Youth Affairs	Australian National Training Authority	Australian National Training Authority Act 1992 s.24 and s.46
Employment, Workplace Relations & Small Business	Australian Industrial Registry	Workplace Relations Act 1996 s.75
Employment, Workplace Relations & Small Business	Australian Industrial Relations Commission	Workplace Relations Act 1996 s.8
Employment, Workplace Relations & Small Business	National Occupational Health and Safety Commission	Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Act 1989 s..90
Employment, Workplace Relations & Small Business	National Occupational Health and Safety Commission	National Occupational Health and Safety Commission Act 1985 s.10, s.54
Environment & Heritage	Australian Heritage Commission	Australian Heritage Commission Act 1975 s.12 and s.33
Environment & Heritage	Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority	Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975 s.10 and s.42
Family & Community Services	Australian Institute of Family Studies	Family Law Act 1975 s.114C
Family & Community Services	Commonwealth Services Delivery Agency	Commonwealth Services Delivery Agency Act 1997 s.36
Finance & Administration	Australian Electoral Commission	Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 s.6
Finance & Administration	Commonwealth Grants Commission	Commonwealth Grants Commission Act 1973 s.8 and s.15
Finance & Administration	Ministerial Consultants - when working in APS agencies	Members of Parliament (Staff) Act 1984 s.4
Foreign Affairs & Trade	Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research	Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research Act 1982 s.8 and s.31
Health & Aged Care	Australia New Zealand Food Authority	Australia New Zealand Food Authority Act 1991 s.40 and s.38
Health & Aged Care	Australian Hearing Services	Australian Hearing Services Act 1991 s.15 and s.68
Health & Aged Care	Australian Institute of Health and Welfare	Australian Institute of Health and Welfare Act 1987 s.8
Health & Aged Care	Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency	Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Act 1998 s.21, s.24, s.27
Health & Aged Care	Commissioner of Complaints, National Health and Medical Research Council	National Health and Medical Research Council Act 1992 s.69 and s.72
Health & Aged Care	Health Insurance Ombudsman	National Health Act 1953 s.82ZRA and s.82ZUG
Health & Aged Care	National Health and Medical Research Council	National Health and Medical Research Council Act 1992 s.20 and s.45,48
Health & Aged Care	Office of Professional Services Review	Health Insurance Act 1973 s. 106ZPB, s.84
Health & Aged Care	Private Health Insurance Administration Council	National Health Act 1953 s.82C, s.82D and s.82PL
Industry, Science & Resources	Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation	Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation Act 1987 s.9, s.37E and s.24, s.37P
Industry, Science & Resources	Australian Sports Commission	Australian Sports Commission Act 1989 s.13 and s.41
Industry, Science & Resources	Australian Sports Drug Agency	Australian Sports Drug Agency Act 1990 s.19 and s.56
Prime Minister & Cabinet	Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies	Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Act 1989 s.12
Prime Minister & Cabinet	Public Service and Merit Protection Commission	Public Service Act 1999 s.49
Transport & Regional Services	Albury-Wodonga Development Corporation	Albury-Wodonga Development Act 1973 s.10 and s.21
Transport & Regional Services	National Road Transport Commission	National Road Transport Commission Act 1991 s.5
Transport and Regional Services	Federal Airports Corporation	Federal Airports Corporation Act 1986 s.13 and s.61
Treasury	Advisory Committee of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission	Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 1989 s.147 and s.158
Treasury	Australian Bureau of Statistics	Australian Bureau of Statistics Act 1975 s.19
Treasury	Australian Competition and Consumer Commission	Trade Practices Act 1974 s.7
Treasury	Australian Securities and Investments Commission	Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 1989 s.9 and s.122
Treasury	National Competition Council	Trade Practices Act 1974 s.29C
Treasury	Productivity Commission	Productivity Commission Act 1998 s.23
Treasury	Superannuation Complaints Tribunal	Superannuation (Resolution of Complaints) Act 1993 s.7 and s.62
Veterans Affairs	Australian War Memorial	Australian War Memorial Act 1980 s.10 and s.28
Veterans Affairs	Repatriation Commission	Veterans Entitlements Act 1986 s.182 and s.196
Veterans Affairs	Repatriation Medical Authority	Veterans Entitlements Act 1986 s.196L and s.196T
Veterans Affairs	Specialist Medical Review Council	Veterans Entitlements Act 1986 s.196ZE and s.196ZM