Parliamentary Service Amendment (Parliamentary Budget Officer) Bill 2011

Type: Government
Portfolio: Treasury
Originating house: House of Representatives
Status: Act
Parliament no: 43

Summary

Amends the: Parliamentary Service Act 1999 to: establish the Parliamentary Budget Office and the position of Parliamentary Budget Officer to provide independent and non-partisan analysis of the budget cycle, fiscal policy and the financial implications of proposals; and provide for the functions and governance of the Office; Charter of Budget Honesty Act 1998 to provide that parties with at least five members in Parliament may request election costings from the Departments of Treasury and Finance; Freedom of Information Act 1982 to list the Office as an exempt agency; and Long Service Leave (Commonwealth Employees) Act 1976 and Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973 to make consequential amendments.

Progress

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time	24 Aug 2011
Second reading moved	24 Aug 2011
Second reading debate	12 Sep 2011
Consideration in detail debate	13 Sep 2011
Consideration in detail debate	19 Sep 2011
Consideration in detail debate	20 Sep 2011
Third reading agreed to	20 Sep 2011 (After Midnight)

Senate
Introduced and read a first time	21 Sep 2011
Second reading moved	21 Sep 2011
Second reading debate	23 Nov 2011
Second reading agreed to	23 Nov 2011
Committee of the Whole debate	23 Nov 2011
Third reading agreed to	23 Nov 2011


Text of bill as passed both Houses	23 Nov 2011
Assent Act no.: 170 Year: 2011	04 Dec 2011

Documents and transcripts

Text of bill

First reading

As passed by both Houses

Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory memorandum

Transcript of speeches

Proposed amendments

House of representatives

Non-Government
HOCKEY, Joe, MP

Senate

Opposition [sheet 7177]
CORMANN, Sen Mathias

Schedules of amendments

No documents at present

Notes

An electronic version of this Act is available on the Federal Register of Legislation (www.legislation.gov.au)

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Text of bill

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Third reading: Prepared if the bill is amended by the house in which it was introduced. This version of the bill is then considered by the second house.
As passed by both houses: Final text of bill agreed to by both the House of Representatives and the Senate which is presented to the Governor-General for assent.

Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and provides an explanation of the content of the introduced version (first reading) of the bill.
Supplementary explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and explains amendments proposed by the government to the bill.
Revised explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and explains the amended version (third reading) of the bill. It supersedes the explanatory memorandum.

Proposed amendments

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Schedules of amendments

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