Summary
Amends the
Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013
to: clarify the use and management of public resources and the capacity of an accountable authority to issue instructions on resource management and governance matters within entities; require Commonwealth entities to provide annual reports to the relevant minister by the 15th day of the fourth month after the reporting period; clarify the nature of certain legislative instruments and enable the Finance Minister to make other instruments that are not subject to disallowance; and make technical amendments.