Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) There shall be an Official Secretary, who shall be appointed by the Governor - General.
(2) The Official Secretary, together with the staff employed under section 13, constitute the Office of Official Secretary to the Governor - General.
(3) The function of the Office is to assist the Governor - General.
(4) For the purposes of the finance law (within the meaning of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 ):
(a) the Office is a listed entity; and
(b) the Official Secretary is the accountable authority of the Office; and
(c) the persons referred to in subsection (2) are officials of the Office; and
(d) the purposes of the Office include the functions of the Office referred to in subsection (3).