Establishment of the Office of the Fair Work Ombudsman
(1) The Office of the Fair Work Ombudsman is established by this section. (2) The Office of the Fair Work Ombudsman consists of: (a) the Fair Work Ombudsman; and (b) the staff of the Office of the Fair Work Ombudsman; and (c) the inspectors appointed under section 700. (3) For the purposes of the finance law (within the meaning of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013): (a) the Office of the Fair Work Ombudsman is a listed entity; and (b) the Fair Work Ombudsman is the accountable authority of the Office of the Fair Work Ombudsman; and (c) the following persons are officials of the Office of the Fair Work Ombudsman: (i) the Fair Work Ombudsman; (ii) the staff of the Office of the Fair Work Ombudsman; (iii) the inspectors appointed under section 700; (iv) persons whose services are made available to the Fair Work Ombudsman under section 698; (v) consultants engaged under section 699; and (d) the purposes of the Office of the Fair Work Ombudsman include: (i) the functions of the Fair Work Ombudsman referred to in section 682; and (ii) the functions of inspectors under Subdivision D.
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