ISSN 1328â8091 Parliament of Australia Department of Parliamentary Services BILLS DIGEST NO. 24, 2010-11 21 October 2010 Financial Framework Legislation Amendment Bill 2010 Richard Webb Economics Section Contents Purpose ............................................................................................................................................... 3 Background ......................................................................................................................................... 3 Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 and Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997 ............................................................................................................. 3 Special appropriations and Operation Sunlight ............................................................................. 6 Committee consideration .............................................................................................................. 6 Financial implications ......................................................................................................................... 6 Standing appropriations ................................................................................................................ 7 Main issues and key provisions .......................................................................................................... 7 Schedule 1—Amendment of the Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986 ...................... 7 Part 1-Amendment .................................................................................................................. 7 Part 2-Transitional provisions .................................................................................................. 7 Schedule 2—Amendment of the Australian Law Reform Commission Act 1996 .......................... 7 Part 1-Amendments ................................................................................................................. 9 Part 2-Transitional provisions ................................................................................................ 13 Schedule 3—Amendment of the Australian Postal Corporation Act 1989 ................................. 14 Schedule 4—Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation Act 1980 amendments ......................... 14 Part 1-Amendment of the Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation Act 1980 .................... 15 Part 2-Consequential amendments ....................................................................................... 15 Schedule 5—Amendment of the Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997 ........... 15 Schedule 6—Amendment of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 ..................................... 17 Part 1-Amendment ................................................................................................................ 17 Part 2-Transitional provisions ................................................................................................ 17 Schedule 7—Amendment of the Criminology Research Act 1971 ................................................... 18 Part 1-Amendments ............................................................................................................... 18 Part 2-Transitional provisions ................................................................................................ 20
Date: 21/10/2010 - Collection: Bills and Legislation - ID: legislation/billsdgs/302861 - Source: Bills Digest Service - Author: WEBB, Richard, (DPL)