Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

FAIR WORK ACT 2009 - SECT 696

  (1)   The Office of the Fair Work Ombudsman is established by this section.

  (2)   The Office of the Fair Work Ombudsman consists of:

  (a)   the Fair Work Ombudsman; and

  (b)   the staff of the Office of the Fair Work Ombudsman; and

  (c)   the inspectors appointed under section   700.

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

  (a)   the Office of the Fair Work Ombudsman is a listed entity; and

  (b)   the Fair Work Ombudsman is the accountable authority of the Office of the Fair Work Ombudsman; and

  (c)   the following persons are officials of the Office of the Fair Work Ombudsman:

  (i)   the Fair Work Ombudsman;

  (ii)   the staff of the Office of the Fair Work Ombudsman;

  (iii)   the inspectors appointed under section   700;

  (iv)   persons whose services are made available to the Fair Work Ombudsman under section   698;

  (v)   consultants engaged under section   699; and

  (d)   the purposes of the Office of the Fair Work Ombudsman include:

  (i)   the functions of the Fair Work Ombudsman referred to in section   682; and

  (ii)   the functions of inspectors under Subdivision D.