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  • Date
    21 Jun 2000 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Family and Community Services portfolio 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    09 Mar 2000 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Family and Community Services portfolio 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    10 May 2007 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Finance and Administration 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997
    to simplify the internal government financial management framework and address issues relating to the management of appropriations. Also makes consequential amendments to the
    Auditor-General Act 1997
    and
    Legislative Instruments Act 2003

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    11 Aug 2004 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Portfolio
    Finance and Administration 
    Summary
    Further to the accrual budgeting and reporting framework introduced by the
    Financial Management Legislation Amendment Act 1999
    , the bill amends 112 Acts, including the
    Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997
    and
    Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997
    , to: update, clarify and align financial management and reporting provisions applying to Commonwealth entities; expand information requirements for special account determinations; and transfer from the Treasurer to the Finance Minister powers and functions to approve investments, money raising and guarantees for certain bodies (including power to delegate these powers and functions). Also repeals 28 redundant Acts and contains saving provisions. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    04 Apr 2001 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Finance and Administration portfolio 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    10 May 2000 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Finance and Administration portfolio 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    16 Feb 2012 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Finance and Deregulation 
    Summary
    Amends the:
    Auditor-General Act 1997
    to clarify that the Auditor-General may accept an appointment under the
    Corporations Act 2001
    as an auditor of any Commonwealth controlled company;
    Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997
    to: ensure that directors of Commonwealth authorities and wholly-owned Commonwealth companies prepare Budget estimates as directed by the Finance Minister; and ensure that directors of Commonwealth authorities and wholly-owned Commonwealth companies notify the responsible minister of decisions to undertake certain significant events;
    Financial Framework Legislation Amendment Act 2010
    to make technical amendments; and
    Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997
    to: enable the Finance Minister to clarify the day on which a special account determination commences; focus the operation of drawing rights on payments and remove the penalty relating to drawing rights; enable the Finance Minister, on behalf of the Commonwealth, to exercise a discretion to ‘set-off’ amounts owed to the Commonwealth with amounts payable to the Commonwealth; and provide that the Finance Minister cannot delegate certain powers or functions. Also repeals the
    Appropriation (Development Bank) Act 1975
    and
    Car Dealership Financing Guarantee Appropriation Act 2009

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    02 Jun 2011 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Finance and Deregulation 
    Summary
    Amends the:
    Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997
    to move the details for corporate plans of a government business enterprise into the Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Regulations 1997;
    Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997
    to: provide for sunsetting and disallowance arrangements of various legislative instruments; provide that Chief Executive’s instructions are not legislative instruments; and clarify that the external auditor of a Financial Management and Accountability Act agency is the Auditor-General;
    Legislative Instruments Act 2003
    to make consequential amendments;
    Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Act 1999
    ,
    Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000
    and
    Science and Industry Research Act 1949
    to make technical amendments;
    Wheat Export Marketing Act 2008
    to expand the circumstances in which amounts can be credited to the Wheat Exports Australia Special Account; and
    Wine Australia Corporation Act 1980
    to provide: when the Wine Australia Corporation must provide an annual operation plan to the responsible minister; and that members are appointed to the Geographical Indications Committee for no longer than three years. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    30 Sep 2010 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Finance and Deregulation 
    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;
    Competition and Consumer Act 2010
    to clarify the body corporate status of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission under the
    Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997
    ;
    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; and
    Parliamentary Service Act 1999
    to clarify that the appropriation authority for certain payments is contained in the relevant Appropriation Act. 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

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    23 Jun 2010 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Portfolio
    Finance and Deregulation 
    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

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

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