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Financial Framework Legislation Amendment Bill 2010

Type	Government
Originating house	House of Representatives
Status	Act
Portfolio	Finance and Deregulation

Summary

Amends the: Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986 to clarify the body corporate status of the Australian Human Rights Commission under the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997; Australian Law Reform Commission Act 1996 to enable the Australian Law Reform Commission to become a prescribed agency under the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 and a statutory agency for the purposes of the Public Service Act 1999; Australian Postal Corporation Act 1989 to include references to general policy orders; Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation Act 1980 to rename the corporation as Wine Australia Corporation; Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997 in relation to: annual reports of Commonwealth authorities; notification of significant events; delegation power of the Finance Minister; references; interjurisdictional authorities; bodies corporate reporting requirements; procurement directions; general policy orders; and ministerial delegations of powers and functions; Competition and Consumer Act 2010 to clarify the body corporate status of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission under the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997; Criminology Research Act 1971 to merge the Criminology Research Council with the Australian Institute of Criminology; Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 in relation to: a ministerial requirement to inform Parliament of involvement in a company by their department, agencies and bodies corporate; and regulations to prescribe an agency as an interjurisdictional agency; National Transport Commission Act 2003 to provide that the Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997 applies to the commission; and Parliamentary Service Act 1999 to clarify that the appropriation authority for certain payments is contained in the relevant Appropriation Act. Also: repeals six Acts and provisions of 11 other Acts to remove redundant special appropriations and other outdated references; and makes amendments consequential to the amendments to the Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation Act 1980.

Progress of bill

For committee reference information, please see the Notes section at the end of this page.

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time	30/09/10
Second reading moved	30/09/10
Second reading debate	25/11/10
Second reading agreed to	25/11/10
Consideration in detail debate	25/11/10	Amendment details: 1 Opposition agreed to
Third reading agreed to	25/11/10

Senate
Introduced and read a first time	26/11/10
Second reading moved	26/11/10
Second reading debate	26/11/10
Second reading agreed to	26/11/10
Third reading agreed to	26/11/10

Text of bill as passed both Houses	26/11/10
Assent	17/12/10	Act no.: 148 Year: 2010