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Thursday, 27 February 1997
Page: 1552


Mrs MOYLAN (Minister for Family Services)(12.28 p.m.) —by leave—I move government amendments Nos 1 and 2:

(1)      Clause 21, page 14 (line 12), before "unless", insert "(within the ordinary meaning of the expression concerned)".

(2)      Clause 21, page 14 (after line 12), after subclause (1), insert:

   (1A)   Subsection (1) does not prevent the nominated company from being a Commonwealth authority for the purposes of the Public Service Act 1922 if paragraph (c) or (d) of the definition of Commonwealth authority in subsection 7(1) of that Act applies to the company.

   (1B)   Subsection (1A) is enacted for the avoidance of doubt.

These amendments will make clear that we will use the provision of the Public Service Act in section 81C which permits the Prime Minister to declare that present employees of the AGHS will transfer to the new corporate entity and cease to be officers employed under the Public Service Act. This has always been our intention and these amendments will remove any doubt.