(1) The Productivity Commission is established.
(2) For the purposes of the finance law (within the meaning of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 ):
(a) the Commission is a listed entity; and
(b) the Chair is the accountable authority of the Commission; and
(c) the following persons are officials of the Commission:
(i) the Chair;
(ii) the other members;
(iii) the staff of the Commission referred to in section 44;
(iv) consultants engaged under section 45; and
(d) the purposes of the Commission include the functions of the Commission referred to in section 6 and Part 4.