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National Portrait Gallery of Australia Bill 2012

Introduced into the House of Representatives on 23 August 2012
Portfolio: Regional Australia, Local Government, Arts and Sport

Committee view

1.2        The committee notes that the statement of compatibility claims that this bill does not engage human rights as defined in the Human Rights (Parliamentary Scrutiny) Act 2011. The committee seeks clarification from the Minister for The Arts whether the bill, by its nature, could be said to promote the right to take part in cultural life in article 15(1) (a) of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.

Purpose of the bill

1.3        This bill establishes the National Portrait Gallery of Australia (the Gallery) as a Commonwealth statutory authority subject to the Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997 (the CAC Act).  As a consequence, the Gallery will cease to operate as a Branch within the Department of Regional Australia, Local Government, Arts and Sport.

1.4        The second reading speech notes that the establishment of the Gallery as a statutory authority is intended to support and deliver on the goals of the Government’s National Cultural Policy. 

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