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Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997No. 153, 1997

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C2004A05250

24 October 1997 - 04 December 1999

Table of contents

Part 1—Preliminary
Part 2—General provisions about definitions, offences and civil penalties
- 5 Definitions
- 6 Offences and civil penalties
Part 3—Reporting and other obligations for Commonwealth authorities
Part 4—Reporting and other obligations for Commonwealth companies
- Division 1—Preliminary
  - 34 Meaning of Commonwealth company and wholly owned Commonwealth company
  - 35 Role of Auditor General
- Division 2—Reporting obligations
Part 5—Miscellaneous
Schedule 1—Annual Report for Commonwealth Authority
- Part 1—Contents of annual report
  - 1 Summary of contents
  - 2 Financial statements
- Part 2—Auditor’s report on financial statements
Schedule 2—Civil and criminal consequences of contravening civil penalty provisions