On 1 July 2027 the Defence Delivery Agency becomes a listed entity.
That single change brings the DDA into the Commonwealth resource management framework. The National Armaments Director becomes the accountable authority, four classes of person become officials, and six purposes drive the first corporate plan and the annual report. This site states the duties in plain English, lists the evidence, and checks what applies on the date you choose. The kit is USD 299 once; the change watch is USD 29 a month.
Read from the real rules, not invented. Every answer this site gives points to the official rule behind it, so you can check any line yourself.
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No sign-in for the check. No answers leave the page. Not legal advice; does not certify.
One date, printed in the text
1 July 2027
The whole instrument starts on this date. There is no period to calculate and no staged start for a particular clause.
Read the commencement pageThe Rule without clause 8
Before the start date the DDA is not a listed entity under the Rule, and the National Armaments Director is not its accountable authority for the finance law.
Check a dateThe amending instrument is repealed
Legislation Act 2003 section 48A repeals an instrument that only amends another. Clause 8 continues in the PGPA Rule.
Read the repeal pageFive things that move work
Clause 8 is short. Its consequences are not. These five changes decide what the governance team does before the start date.
| Change | What the instrument does | Where to read it |
|---|---|---|
| The DDA becomes a listed entity | It becomes a non-corporate Commonwealth entity of its own in the Defence portfolio, so the planning, performance, reporting, risk and annual report provisions reach it. | cl 8(1)(a) |
| The Director holds the accountable authority role | The general duties in Act sections 15 to 19 apply to the office, including governance, risk and control, and ministerial reporting. | cl 8(1)(b) |
| Four classes of person are officials | The Director, APS staff assisting the Director, ADF members assigned to the Director, and people from other Commonwealth bodies assigned to the Director. | cl 8(1)(c) |
| Six purposes define the entity | Acquisition and sustainment, independent advice, workforce, industry stewardship, policy and cost estimation, and other tasks the Defence Minister requires. | cl 8(1)(d) |
| The amendment outlives the instrument | The amending instrument is repealed the next day, but clause 8 stays in the PGPA Rule, which does not sunset. | The repeal page |
A one-minute scope reading
Three answers give a first view. The full check adds the officials, planning and financial questions and the date.
Duties that apply, with reasons
Each result names the clause, the party it binds and why your answers put it in scope. It separates the five duties in the instrument from the two related duties that attach on establishment.
- 5 duties in the instrument
- 2 related duties on establishment
- 42 evidence items in the record
- No request leaves the page
A scope reading, not a legal opinion. Where an answer is uncertain, the check says "scope incomplete" and names what is missing.
The rules this is built from
Nothing on this site is invented. The record reads the authorised version of F2026L01074 and its explanatory statement, beside the PGPA Act 2013 and the PGPA Rule 2014 Compilation No. 64. Every answer points to the clause it came from, so you can check any line yourself.
The amending instrument
The instrument is recorded as four requirement controls across 1 part of the compliance library, each read against clause 8 and the explanatory statement.
Open the framework pageThe Rule it changes
The PGPA Rule 2014 is read at Compilation No. 64, with 60 controls across 8 parts, so the insertion is read in its compiled context.
Open the PGPA Rule pageThe official text is linked
Every requirement points to the Federal Register and to the clause. The instrument text is not reproduced.
Open F2026L0107411 pages, in reading order
Five duty pages, two related duty pages and four reference pages. Each one states the requirement in our words, the evidence an auditor or portfolio reviewer asks for, and what to do before the start date.
The kit is the register, finished
The obligation register
5 instrument duties and 2 related duties, 42 evidence items, 44 gaps and a nine-milestone plan. PDF, CSV and XLSX, with owner, due and status columns.
Buy the kitThe change watch
A monthly check of the instrument, the PGPA Rule compilation and the dates. When the record changes, the account gets the diff.
Start the watchThe scope check
The duties that apply to your organisation, role and date, with the reason for each line and the related duties kept separate.
Run the checkHow this differs from the text, the guidance and a consultant
| Option | What you get | What it does not give you |
|---|---|---|
| The instrument and explanatory statement | The authoritative text and the Minister's explanation, free from the Federal Register. | No owner columns, no evidence list, no reading order and no dated plan. |
| Finance guidance (RMG 132, RMG 135, new entity guidance) | The Department of Finance's expectations on corporate plans, annual reports and first reporting periods. | Not the instrument, and not a line by line record of what clause 8 changes for the DDA. |
| A consultant or a law firm | A tailored opinion and help with implementation. | Usually weeks and a fee, and the work product may stay with the adviser. |
| This record and kit | 11 pages, 42 evidence items, 44 gaps, a dated plan, the source line on every row and a free scope check. | Not legal advice, not a certificate, and not a substitute for reading the instrument where the answer matters. |
The short answers
What does the instrument do?
It adds clause 8 to the Schedule in the PGPA Rule. From 1 July 2027 the DDA becomes a listed entity, the National Armaments Director takes the accountable authority role, four classes of person are its officials, and six purposes define what it is for.
When does it commence?
Section 2 commences the whole instrument on 1 July 2027. There is no staged start. Before that date the PGPA Rule does not contain clause 8.
Does the instrument expire the day after it starts?
The amending instrument is repealed on 2 July 2027 under Legislation Act 2003 section 48A, because it only amends another instrument. The clause 8 it inserted continues in the PGPA Rule, which does not sunset.
Who is the accountable authority?
The National Armaments Director. The explanatory statement says the general duties in PGPA Act sections 15 to 19 apply to that office.
What does the kit contain?
The full obligation register (5 instrument duties and 2 related duties), 42 evidence items, 44 common gaps and a nine-milestone dated plan, as PDF, CSV and XLSX. One payment of USD 299.
Is this legal advice?
No. It is a reading of the published instrument, written in our own words and cited so you can check it. It does not certify, audit or replace legal advice.