Second Reading Speeches

Australian Film Commission Amendment Bill 2003

Type
Government
Portfolio
Communications, Information Technology and the Arts
Originating house
House of Representatives
Status
Act
Parliament no
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Summary

Amends the

Australian Film Commission Act 1975
to facilitate the integration of ScreenSound Australia and the Australian Film Commission (AFC) by: transferring administrative responsibility for ScreenSound to the AFC; transferring relevant Commonwealth assets, liabilities, contractual rights and obligations, and records to the AFC; providing the AFC with the power to employ staff under the
Public Service Act 1999
; and making consequential changes to the administrative structure of the AFC. Also contains transitional provisions.

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