Summary

Amends the: Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986 to clarify the body corporate status of the Australian Human Rights Commission under the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997; Australian Law Reform Commission Act 1996 to enable the Australian Law Reform Commission to become a prescribed agency under the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 and a statutory agency for the purposes of the Public Service Act 1999; Australian Postal Corporation Act 1989 to include references to general policy orders; Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation Act 1980 to rename the corporation as Wine Australia Corporation; Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997 in relation to: annual reports of Commonwealth authorities; notification of significant events; delegation power of the Finance Minister; references; interjurisdictional authorities; bodies corporate reporting requirements; procurement directions; general policy orders; and ministerial delegations of powers and functions; Criminology Research Act 1971 to merge the Criminology Research Council with the Australian Institute of Criminology; Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 in relation to: a ministerial requirement to inform Parliament of involvement in a company by their department, agencies and bodies corporate; and regulations to prescribe an agency as an interjurisdictional agency; National Transport Commission Act 2003 to provide that the Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997 applies to the commission; Parliamentary Service Act 1999 to clarify that the appropriation authority for certain payments is contained in the relevant Appropriation Act; and Trade Practices Act 1974 to clarify the body corporate status of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission. Also: repeals six Acts and provisions of 11 other Acts to remove redundant special appropriations and other outdated references; and makes amendments consequential to the amendments to the Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation Act 1980.