Mr SPEAKER —I move:

That the bill be now read a second time.

The Parliamentary Service (Consequential Amendments) Bill 1997 deals with the consequential legislative amendments arising from the provisions of the Parliamentary Service Bill 1997 . The Parliamentary Service (Consequential Amendments) Bill refers specifically to the following acts: Archives Act 1983; Audit Act 1901; Long Service Leave (Commonwealth Employees) Act 1976; Maternity Leave (Commonwealth Employees) Act 1973; and the Public Employment (Consequential and Transitional) Amendment Act 1997.

The consequential amendments insert references in the relevant acts to the parliamentary departments established under the provisions of part 6 of the Parliamentary Service Bill 1997, or to the clerks and secretaries of those parliamentary departments, so as to continue the application of those acts to the parliamentary departments.

This bill will come into effect at the same time as the Parliamentary Service Act 1997 commences. The proposed amendments have no financial impact. Transitional arrangements pursuant to the enactment of the Parliamentary Service Bill are covered in part 8 of that bill and deal with employment matters relating to the staff of the Parliamentary Service in a manner equivalent to the transitional provisions of the Public Employment (Consequential and Transitional) Amendment Bill. I commend the bill to the House and note that the explanatory memorandum is incorporated in that to the Parliamentary Service Bill 1997.

Debate (on motion by Mr Martin) adjourned.