Monitor No. 20 1999 (Part B)

Monitor No. 20 1999 (Part B)

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, TRAINING AND YOUTH AFFAIRS

Determination No.1999/2 - Determination of Education Institutions and Courses under ss.3(1) and 5D(1) of the Student Assistance Act 1973
Student Assistance Act 1973
Made 26/11/99
Tabled 6/12/99 S 6/12/99 HR
Summary Describes the types of education institutions, and the secondary and tertiary education courses provided by them, that are approved for the purposes of the Act.
 
Determination No.T17-99 under s.20A of the Higher Education Funding Act 1988
Higher Education Funding Act 1988
Made 30/11/99
Tabled 7/12/99 S 7/12/99 HR
Summary Provides for an advance to The Flinders University of South Australia in 1999 from future years’ operating grants.

DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND HERITAGE

Declaration (99/ESP011) under s.18(1) of the Endangered Species Protection Act 1992
Endangered Species Protection Act 1992
Made 23/10/99
Tabled 8/12/99 S 8/12/99 HR
Summary Adds 17 ecological communities to the list of endangered ecological communities in Schedule 2 to the Act.

DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES

Child Support (Assessment) Amendment Regulations 1999 (No.3)
Statutory Rules 1999 No.286
Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989
Made 25/11/99
Tabled 6/12/99 S 6/12/99 HR
Summary Amend the Principal Regulations in the light of the change made by the Child Support Legislation Amendment Act 1998 by replacing financial year periods with child support periods as the basis for calculating child support rates.

DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION

Remuneration Tribunal Determination No.13 of 1999
Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973
Made 22/11/99
Tabled 6/12/99 S 6/12/99 HR
Summary Sets the rates of salary and allowances for all judicial and related offices within the jurisdiction of the Tribunal.
 
Remuneration Tribunal Determination No.14 of 1999
Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973
Made 22/11/99
Tabled 6/12/99 S 6/12/99 HR
Summary Makes various changes to the remuneration of a number of full and part-time holders of public office, determines the remuneration and allowances payable to the Director of Public Prosecutions and provides for the circumstances in which compensation for loss of office may be paid.
 
Remuneration Tribunal Determination No.15 of 1999
Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973
Made 7/12/99
Tabled 7/12/99 S 7/12/99 HR
Summary Makes various changes to the remuneration of Senators and Members, the additional salaries of Ministers and other office holders of the Parliament, and allowances relating to expenses of office.
 
Superannuation (CSS) Eligible Employees Amendment Regulations 1999 (No.1)
Statutory Rules 1999 No.287
Superannuation Act 1976
Made 25/11/99
Tabled 6/12/99 S 6/12/99 HR
Summary Amend the Principal Regulations as a consequence of the changes that will be made by the Public Service Act 1999.
 
Thirteenth Amending Deed to the Deed to Establish an Occupational Superannuation Scheme for Commonwealth Employees and Certain Other Persons pursuant to s.5 of the Superannuation Act 1990
Superannuation Act 1990
Made 5/12/99
Tabled 8/12/99 S 8/12/99 HR
Summary Makes various changes to the original Deed in consequence of the coming into force of the Public Service Act 1999.

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND AGED CARE

National Health Amendment Regulations 1999 (No.7)
Statutory Rules 1999 No.288
National Health Act 1953
Made 25/11/99
Tabled 6/12/99 S 6/12/99 HR
Summary Permit the payment until 30 September 2000 of health insurance benefits for hospital type treatment provided as part of the Victorian Psychiatric Patient Trial and update the reference to what is now the Adelaide Community Healthcare Alliance.
 
National Health Amendment Regulations 1999 (No.8)
Statutory Rules 1999 No.289
National Health Act 1953
Made 25/11/99
Tabled 6/12/99 S 6/12/99 HR
Summary Permit the Minister to give a direction to a registered health benefits organisation with respect to discounted rates of contribution payable by members to that organisation, and make provision for the divulging of otherwise confidential information to the Private Health Insurance Administration Council.

DEPARTMENT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET

(Although under the Administrative Arrangements Order the Public Service Act 1922 is administered by the Prime Minister, some Determinations under the Act are made by officers of other agencies under subdelegation authorised by the Act. Any such Determinations are noted by an asterisk.)

Public Service Commissioner’s Directions 1999 under subsection 11(1), subsection 15(4) and section 36 of the Public Service Act 1999
Public Service Act 1999
Made 5/12/99
Tabled 7/12/99 S 6/12/99 HR
Summary Prescribe minimum standards with which Agency Heads in the Public Service and their employees must comply.
 
Public Service (Defence) Determination 1999/10 *
Public Service Act 1922
Made 22/11/99
Tabled 6/12/99 S 6/12/99 HR
Summary Varies the rates of Overseas Living Allowance for officers serving on long-term postings in Cambodia, the Cook Islands, the Marshall Islands and Palau.
 
Public Service Determination 1999/7 *
Public Service Act 1922
Made 22/11/99
Tabled 6/12/99 S 6/12/99 HR
Summary Provides authority for members of the Australian Protective Service to continue to receive incremental progressions to their salary.

Monitor No 20 (Part C)