Treasury Portfolio Governance (Australian Office of Financial Management) Instrument 2023

Treasury Portfolio Governance (Australian Office of Financial Management) Instrument 2023

made under the Australian Public Service Commissioner’s Directions 2022; Fair Work Regulations 2009; Freedom of Information Act 1982; Governance of Australian Government Superannuation Schemes Act 2011; Long Service Leave (Commonwealth Employees) Act 1976; Maternity Leave (Commonwealth Employees) Act 1973; Public Service Act 1999; Public Service Classification Rules 2000; Public Service Regulations 2023; and the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988.

Compilation No. 02

Compilation date: 4 October 2023

Includes amendments up to: Freedom of Information (Treasury) Authorisations 2023

Prepared by The Treasury

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Treasury Portfolio Governance (Australian Office of Financial Management) Instrument 2023 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 4 October 2023 (the compilation date).

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.

Uncommenced amendments

The effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Register (www.legislation.gov.au). The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. For more information on any uncommenced amendments, see the Register for the compiled law.

Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments

If the operation of a provision or amendment of the compiled law is affected by an application, saving or transitional provision that is not included in this compilation, details are included in the endnotes.

Modifications

If the compiled law is modified by another law, the compiled law operates as modified but the modification does not amend the text of the law. Accordingly, this compilation does not show the text of the compiled law as modified. For more information on any modifications, see the Register for the compiled law.

Self‑repealing provisions

If a provision of the compiled law has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law, details are included in the endnotes.

Contents

Part 1—Preliminary

1  Name 

3  Authority

4  Definitions

Part 2—Delegations and authorisations relating to the Australian Office of Financial Management

5  Delegation under the Australian Public Service Commissioner’s Directions 2022

6  Authorisation under the Fair Work Regulations 2009

6A  Authorisations under the Freedom of Information Act 1982

7  Sub-delegation under the Governance of Australian Government Superannuation Schemes Act 2011

8  Delegation under the Long Service Leave (Commonwealth Employees) Act 1976

9  Delegation under the Maternity Leave (Commonwealth Employees) Act 1973

11  Delegation under the Public Service Act 1999

12  Delegation under the Public Service Classification Rules 2000

13  Delegation under the Public Service Regulations 2023

14  Delegation under the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988

Part 3—Revocation of previous delegations, authorisations and appointments

15  Revocations

Endnotes

Endnote 1—About the endnotes

Endnote 2—Abbreviation key

Endnote 3—Legislation history

Endnote 4—Amendment history

Part 1—Preliminary

1  Name

  This instrument is the Treasury Portfolio Governance (Australian Office of Financial Management) Instrument 2023.

3  Authority

  This instrument is made under the following:

 (a) Australian Public Service Commissioner’s Directions 2022; and

 (b) Fair Work Regulations 2009; and

 (ba) Freedom of Information Act 1982; and

 (c) Governance of Australian Government Superannuation Schemes Act 2011; and

 (d) Long Service Leave (Commonwealth Employees) Act 1976; and

 (e) Maternity Leave (Commonwealth Employees) Act 1973; and

 (g) Public Service Act 1999; and

 (h) Public Service Classification Rules 2000; and

 (i) Public Service Regulations 2023; and

 (j) Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988.

4  Definitions

  In this instrument:

AOFM means the Australian Office of Financial Management.

CEO, in relation to the AOFM, means the SES employee, or acting SES employee, holding, occupying or performing the duties of the Chief Executive Officer of the AOFM.

document of the AOFM means:

 (a) the document is in the possession of the AOFM, whether created in the AOFM or received in the AOFM; or

 (b) in order to comply with section 6C of the Act, the AOFM has taken contractual measures to ensure that it receives the document.

internal review of an access decision means an internal review of a decision in relation to a request made to the AOFM for access to a document of the AOFM.

Treasury means the Department of the Treasury.

Part 2—Delegations and authorisations relating to the Australian Office of Financial Management

5  Delegation under the Australian Public Service Commissioner’s Directions 2022

 (1) Under subsection 69(1) of the Australian Public Service Commissioner’s Directions 2022, the CEO of the AOFM is delegated all of the Secretary to the Treasury’s powers or functions under that instrument.

 (2) Under subsection 69(5) of the Australian Public Service Commissioner’s Directions 2022, a delegate under subsection (1) is directed to exercise the powers or functions in a manner consistent with all of the following:

 (a) a power or function must only be exercised with respect to employees holding or occupying positions, or performing duties, within the AOFM;

 (b) a power or function must not be exercised with respect to any matter which may benefit the delegate in their personal capacity.

6  Authorisation under the Fair Work Regulations 2009

  Under item 2 in the table in Schedule 6.3 to the Fair Work Regulations 2009, the CEO of the AOFM is authorised as the employing authority of employees employed under the Public Service Act 1999 (other than SES employees or acting SES employees) that are holding or occupying positions, or performing duties, within the AOFM.

6A  Authorisations under the Freedom of Information Act 1982

Access to documents

 (1) Under subsection 23(1) of the Freedom of Information Act 1982, each person holding, occupying or performing the duties of each of the following offices or positions in the AOFM, is authorised to make decisions, on behalf of the Secretary to the Treasury, in respect of a request made to the AOFM for access to a document of the AOFM:

 (a) the CEO;

 (b) the Chief Risk and Assurance Officer;

 (c) if an office or position covered by a preceding paragraph ceases to exist or is renamed—all of the offices or positions with similar functions or responsibilities.

 (2) However, subsection (1) does not apply in relation to an internal review of an access decision.

Note: Treasury undertakes internal reviews of access decisions of the AOFMsee Freedom of Information (Treasury) Authorisations 2023.

Information publication scheme

 (3) Under subsection 10A(1) of the Freedom of Information Act 1982, each person holding, occupying or performing the duties of each of the following offices or positions in the AOFM, is authorised to exercise a function or power given to the Secretary to the Treasury under Part II of that Act, as that function or power relates to the operations of the AOFM:

 (a) the CEO;

 (b) the Chief Risk and Assurance Officer;

 (c) if an office or position covered by a preceding paragraph ceases to exist or is renamed—all of the offices or positions with similar functions or responsibilities.

7  Sub-delegation under the Governance of Australian Government Superannuation Schemes Act 2011

 (1) Under subsection 36(5) of the Governance of Australian Government Superannuation Schemes Act 2011, the CEO of the AOFM is sub-delegated the powers of the Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation under the following provisions:

 (a) subsections 11(1), 13(1) and 14(1) of the Superannuation Act 1976; and

 (b) regulations 6, 8E, 10 and 15 of the Superannuation (CSS) Salary Regulations 1978; and

 (c) the definition of “partial contributor” in section 3 of the Superannuation Act 1976 as modified by the Schedule to the Superannuation (CSS) Approved Part-time Employees Regulations.

Note: The delegation of the above powers to accountable authorities by the Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation is contained in the Governance of Australian Government Superannuation Schemes Act 2011 (Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation to non-CSC employers) Delegation made on 18 November 2021.

 (2) A sub-delegate under subsection (1) is directed to exercise the powers in a manner consistent with all of the following:

 (a) a power must only be exercised with respect to employees holding or occupying positions, or performing duties, within the AOFM;

 (b) a power must not be exercised with respect to any matter which may benefit the sub-delegate in their personal capacity.

8  Delegation under the Long Service Leave (Commonwealth Employees) Act 1976

 (1) Under subsection 9(1) of the Long Service Leave (Commonwealth Employees) Act 1976, the CEO of the AOFM is delegated all of the Secretary to the Treasury’s powers or functions under that Act.

 (2) Under subsection 9(4) of the Long Service Leave (Commonwealth Employees) Act 1976, a delegate under subsection (1) is directed to exercise the powers or functions in a manner consistent with all of the following:

 (a) a power or function must only be exercised with respect to employees holding or occupying positions, or performing duties, within the AOFM;

 (b) a power or function must not be exercised with respect to any matter which may benefit the delegate in their personal capacity.

9  Delegation under the Maternity Leave (Commonwealth Employees) Act 1973

 (1) Under subsection 11(1) of the Maternity Leave (Commonwealth Employees) Act 1973, the CEO of the AOFM is delegated all of the Secretary to the Treasury’s powers or functions under that Act.

 (2) Under subsection 11(4) of the Maternity Leave (Commonwealth Employees) Act 1973, a delegate under subsection (1) is directed to exercise the powers or functions in a manner consistent with all of the following:

 (a) a power or function must only be exercised with respect to employees holding or occupying positions, or performing duties, within the AOFM;

 (b) a power or function must not be exercised with respect to any matter which may benefit the delegate in their personal capacity.

11  Delegation under the Public Service Act 1999

 (1) Under subsection 78(7) of the Public Service Act 1999, the CEO of the AOFM is delegated all of the Secretary to the Treasury’s powers or functions under that Act (other than powers under section 73 of that Act).

 (2) Under subsection 78(11) of the Public Service Act 1999, a delegate under subsection (1) is directed to exercise the powers or functions in a manner consistent with all of the following:

 (a) a power or function must only be exercised with respect to employees holding or occupying positions, or performing duties, within the AOFM;

 (b) a power or function must not be exercised with respect to any matter which may benefit the delegate in their personal capacity;

 (c) a power of function must only be exercised in a manner consistent with any direction issued by the Prime Minister, Public Service Minister or Australian Public Service Commissioner, under the Public Service Act 1999, to which the Secretary to the Treasury is subject.

12  Delegation under the Public Service Classification Rules 2000

 (1) Under subrule 13(1) of the Public Service Classification Rules 2000, the CEO of the AOFM is delegated all of the Secretary to the Treasury’s powers or functions under that instrument.

 (2) Under subrule 13(6) of the Public Service Classification Rules 2000, a delegate under subsection (1) is directed to exercise the powers or functions in a manner consistent with all of the following:

 (a) a power or function must only be exercised with respect to employees holding or occupying positions, or performing duties, within the AOFM;

 (b) a power or function must not be exercised with respect to any matter which may benefit the delegate in their personal capacity.

13  Delegation under the Public Service Regulations 2023

 (1) Under subsection 105(3) of the Public Service Regulations 2023, the CEO of the AOFM is delegated all of the Secretary to the Treasury’s powers or functions under that instrument.

 (2) Under subsection 105(8) of the Public Service Regulations 2023, a delegate under subsection (1) is directed to exercise the powers or functions in a manner consistent with all of the following:

 (a) a power or function must only be exercised with respect to employees holding or occupying positions, or performing duties, within the AOFM;

 (b) a power or function must not be exercised with respect to any matter which may benefit the delegate in their personal capacity;

 (c) a power of function must only be exercised in a manner consistent with any direction issued by the Prime Minister, Public Service Minister or Australian Public Service Commissioner, under the Public Service Act 1999, to which the Secretary to the Treasury is subject.

14  Delegation under the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988

 (1) Under section 41A of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988, the CEO of the AOFM is delegated all of the Secretary to the Treasury’s powers or functions as a rehabilitation authority under sections 36 and 37 of that Act.

 (2) A delegate under subsection (1) is directed to exercise the powers or functions in a manner consistent with all of the following:

 (a) a power or function must only be exercised with respect to employees holding or occupying positions, or performing duties, within the AOFM;

 (b) a power or function must not be exercised with respect to any matter which may benefit the delegate in their personal capacity.

 (3) Each person holding, occupying or performing the duties of each of the following offices or positions in the AOFM, is authorised to give a written notice to Comcare under subsection 114A(1) of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 for and on behalf of the Secretary:

 (a) the CEO;

 (b) the Manager, Human Resources;

 (c) if an office or position covered by a preceding paragraph ceases to exist or is renamed—all of the offices or positions with similar functions or responsibilities.

Part 3—Revocation of previous delegations, authorisations and appointments

15  Revocations

 (1) All previous delegations, authorisations and appointments to the CEO of the AOFM, or any other person holding, occupying or performing the duties of an office or position in the AOFM, under an Act or instrument referred to in Part 2, are revoked.

 (2) To avoid doubt, subsection (1) does not affect any appointment of a person as the CEO of the AOFM.

Endnotes

Endnote 1—About the endnotes

The endnotes provide information about this compilation and the compiled law.

The following endnotes are included in every compilation:

Endnote 1—About the endnotes

Endnote 2—Abbreviation key

Endnote 3—Legislation history

Endnote 4—Amendment history

Abbreviation key—Endnote 2

The abbreviation key sets out abbreviations that may be used in the endnotes.

Legislation history and amendment history—Endnotes 3 and 4

Amending laws are annotated in the legislation history and amendment history.

The legislation history in endnote 3 provides information about each law that has amended (or will amend) the compiled law. The information includes commencement details for amending laws and details of any application, saving or transitional provisions that are not included in this compilation.

The amendment history in endnote 4 provides information about amendments at the provision (generally section or equivalent) level. It also includes information about any provision of the compiled law that has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law.

Misdescribed amendments

A misdescribed amendment is an amendment that does not accurately describe how an amendment is to be made. If, despite the misdescription, the amendment can be given effect as intended, then the misdescribed amendment can be incorporated through an editorial change made under section 15V of the Legislation Act 2003.

If a misdescribed amendment cannot be given effect as intended, the amendment is not incorporated and “(md not incorp)” is added to the amendment history.

Endnote 2—Abbreviation key

Endnote 3—Legislation history

Endnote 4—Amendment history