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11/08/2025

Proper use

Efficient, effective, economical and ethical use or management of public resources.

For the accountable authority of a non-corporate Commonwealth entity, proper use and management of public resources means behaving, taking action and making decisions in a way that is not inconsistent with the policies of the Australian Government in accordance with sections 15 and 21 of the PGPA Act.

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