Schedule 4 — Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Act (No. 1) 2014-2015

1  Definitions

In this Schedule:

Principal Act means the Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Act (No. 1) 2014-2015 .

2  Section 3 (definition of Agency )

The Principal Act applies as if the definition of Agency (including the note) in section 3 of that Act were omitted and the following definition were substituted:

Agency means:

                     (a)  a non-corporate Commonwealth entity within the meaning of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 ; or

                     (b)  the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission; or

                     (c)  the Australian Human Rights Commission; or

                     (d)  the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority; or

                     (e)  the Australian Securities and Investments Commission; or

                      (f)  the Clean Energy Regulator; or

                     (g)  the Corporations and Markets Advisory Committee; or

                     (h)  the High Court of Australia; or

                      (i)  the Independent Hospital Pricing Authority; or

                      (j)  the Murray-Darling Basin Authority; or

                     (k)  the National Health Performance Authority; or

                      (l)  the National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority.

3  Section 3 (definition of Special Account )

The Principal Act applies as if “ Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 ” in the definition of Special Account in section 3 of the Principal Act were omitted and “ Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 ” were substituted.

4  Section 6 (note 2)

The Principal Act applies as if note 2 to section 6 of that Act were omitted and the following notes were substituted:

Note 2:       Sections 30, 30A and 31 of the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 , as those sections continue to apply because of Part 2 of Schedule 2 to the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2014 , also provide for adjustments of amounts appropriated by this Act.

Note 3:       Sections 74 and 75 of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 also provide for adjustments of amounts appropriated by this Act.

5  Section 7 (note)

The Principal Act applies as if the note to section 7 of that Act were omitted.

6  Subsection 8(1) (note)

The Principal Act applies as if the note to subsection 8(1) of that Act were omitted.

7  Subsection 9(1) (note)

The Principal Act applies as if the note to subsection 9(1) of that Act were omitted.

8  Section 10 (note)

The Principal Act applies as if the note to section 10 of that Act were omitted.

9  Section 13

The Principal Act applies as if “(as that Act continues to apply because of Schedule 2 to the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2014 ) and the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 ” were added at the end of section 13 of the Principal Act.