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Wednesday, 1 November 2000
Page: 18879


Senator CARR (6:39 PM) —Minister, while you are doing that, can you also establish for me why it is that this act is being replaced. You have said that it is because of modernity—I am troubled by that, frankly. This new bill replaces the old act and one presumes that all grants under the old act will no longer apply, with the ex-cep-tion of one—that covered by section 13(b) of the old act which goes to the app-rop-riations and which I understand will con-tinue through to 30 June 2001; that is, funds for assistance under 13(b), appropriation for 1 January 1993 to 2001. These figures in-clude moneys from the consolidated revenue fund for a whole series of purposes under that section and I am wondering whether it is necessary to actually have provisions in this bill to repeal the old act—or is it the case that this automatically flows on; that this appropriation automatically applies?