(1) The National Blood Authority is established by this section.
(2) The NBA consists of the General Manager and the NBA staff.
Note: The NBA does not have a legal identity separate from the Commonwealth.
(3) For the purposes of the finance law (within the meaning of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 ):
(a) the NBA is a listed entity; and
(b) the General Manager is the accountable authority of the NBA; and
(c) the following persons are officials of the NBA:
(i) the General Manager;
(ii) the NBA staff;
(iii) consultants engaged under section 37; and
(d) the purposes of the NBA include the functions of the NBA referred to in section 8.