2010

 

The Parliament of the

Commonwealth of Australia

 

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 

 

 

 

As passed by both Houses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Australian National Preventive Health Agency Bill 2010

 

No.      , 2010

 

 

 

 

 

A Bill for an Act to establish the Australian National Preventive Health Agency, and for related purposes

   

   

   

Contents

Part 1—Preliminary                                                                                                              1

1............ Short title............................................................................................. 1

2............ Commencement................................................................................... 2

2A......... Objects and functions.......................................................................... 2

3............ Definitions.......................................................................................... 3

4............ Crown to be bound............................................................................. 3

5............ Extension to external Territories.......................................................... 4

Part 2—Australian National Preventive Health Agency                                 5

6............ Establishment...................................................................................... 5

7............ Constitution of the ANPHA............................................................... 5

8............ Function of the ANPHA..................................................................... 5

9 ............ anpha to have the privileges and immunities of the Crown............ 5

Part 3—Chief Executive Officer, staff and consultants                                  6

Division 1—The Chief Executive Officer                                                            6

Subdivision A—Functions and powers                                                                   6

10.......... Chief Executive Officer....................................................................... 6

11.......... Functions of the CEO......................................................................... 6

11A....... Publication.......................................................................................... 8

12.......... Fees..................................................................................................... 9

13.......... Working with the Advisory Council................................................... 9

Subdivision B—Terms and conditions of appointment                                     9

14.......... Appointment....................................................................................... 9

15.......... Term of appointment......................................................................... 10

16.......... Remuneration and allowances........................................................... 10

17.......... Leave of absence............................................................................... 10

18.......... Outside employment......................................................................... 10

19.......... Disclosure of interests....................................................................... 10

20.......... Other terms and conditions............................................................... 11

21.......... Resignation....................................................................................... 11

22.......... Termination of appointment.............................................................. 11

23.......... Acting CEO...................................................................................... 12

24.......... Delegation by the CEO..................................................................... 12

Division 2—Staff and consultants                                                                         13

25.......... Staff.................................................................................................. 13

26.......... Staff to be made available to the CEO............................................... 13

27.......... Consultants....................................................................................... 14

Part 4—The Advisory Council                                                                                     15

Division 1—Establishment, functions and powers                                       15

28.......... Establishment.................................................................................... 15

29.......... Membership...................................................................................... 15

30.......... Function of Advisory Council.......................................................... 15

Division 2—Terms and conditions of appointment of members of the Advisory Council           17

31.......... Appointment..................................................................................... 17

32.......... Term of appointment......................................................................... 17

33.......... Remuneration and allowances........................................................... 17

34.......... Leave of absence............................................................................... 18

35.......... Outside employment......................................................................... 18

36.......... Standing obligation to disclose interests............................................ 18

37.......... Other terms and conditions............................................................... 19

38.......... Resignation....................................................................................... 19

39.......... Termination of appointment.............................................................. 19

40.......... Acting appointments......................................................................... 20

Division 3—Advisory Council procedures                                                       22

41.......... Meetings of the Advisory Council.................................................... 22

Part 5—Committees                                                                                                             24

42.......... Committees....................................................................................... 24

Part 6—Strategic and annual operational plans                                                25

Division 1—Strategic plans                                                                                      25

43.......... Development of strategic plan........................................................... 25

44.......... Approval of strategic plan................................................................. 25

45.......... Variation of strategic plans................................................................ 26

Division 2—Annual operational plans                                                                28

46.......... Development of annual operational plan........................................... 28

47.......... Approval of annual operational plan................................................. 28

48.......... Variation of annual operational plan.................................................. 29

Division 3—Compliance with plans                                                                     30

49.......... Compliance with plans...................................................................... 30

Part 7—Finance and reporting requirements                                                     31

Division 1—ANPHA Special Account                                                                 31

50.......... ANPHA Special Account................................................................. 31

51.......... Credits to the Account....................................................................... 31

52.......... Purposes of the Account................................................................... 31

Division 2—Annual report                                                                                        32

53.......... Annual report.................................................................................... 32

Part 8—Grants                                                                                                                        33

54.......... Grants............................................................................................... 33

Part 9—Miscellaneous                                                                                                        34

55.......... How the Ministerial Conference gives agreement............................. 34

56.......... Regulations....................................................................................... 34

 

A Bill for an Act to establish the Australian National Preventive Health Agency, and for related purposes

The Parliament of Australia enacts: