(1) The Clean Energy Regulator is established by this section.
Note 1: The Regulator does not have a legal identity separate from the Commonwealth.
Note 2: In this Act, Regulator means the Clean Energy Regulator--see section 4.
(2) For the purposes of the finance law (within the meaning of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 ):
(a) the Regulator is a listed entity; and
(b) the Chair of the Regulator is the accountable authority of the Regulator; and
(c) the following persons are officials of the Regulator:
(i) the Chair of the Regulator;
(ii) the other members of the Regulator;
(iii) the staff of the Regulator referred to in section 36;
(iv) persons whose services are made available to the Regulator under section 37;
(v) consultants engaged under section 38; and
(d) the purposes of the Regulator include the functions of the Regulator referred to in section 12.