Australian Film Commission Amendment Bill 2003

Type: Government
Portfolio: Communications, Information Technology and the Arts
Originating house: House of Representatives
Status: Act
Parliament no: 40

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.

Progress

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time	29 May 2003
Second reading moved	29 May 2003
Second reading agreed to	18 Jun 2003
Third reading agreed to	18 Jun 2003

Senate
Introduced and read a first time	19 Jun 2003
Second reading moved	19 Jun 2003
Second reading agreed to	26 Jun 2003
Committee of the Whole debate Amendment details: 1 Australian Greens agreed to	26 Jun 2003
Third reading agreed to	26 Jun 2003

House of Representatives
Consideration of Senate message Details: House agreed to Senate amendment	26 Jun 2003


Assent Act no.: 59 Year: 2003	30 Jun 2003

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Australian Greens [sheet 3001 revised]

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

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