Second Reading Speeches

Public Governance and Resources Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2015

Type
Government
Portfolio
Finance
Originating house
House of Representatives
Status
Act
Parliament no
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Summary

Amends: the

Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013
(PGPA Act) to: remove ambiguities in relation to governance arrangements; support the administration of goods and services tax obligations by non-corporate Commonwealth entities; clarify provisions in relation to reporting periods and the description of corporate plans; and streamline the administration of the transfer of functions between non-corporate Commonwealth entities; the
Public Governance, Performance and Accountability (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2014
to further clarify arrangements in relation to the implementation of the resource management framework under the PGPA Act; the
Clean Energy Regulator Act 2011
and
Climate Change Authority Act 2011
to: provide that the Clean Energy Regulator and the Climate Change Authority are not bodies corporate and do not have a separate legal identity from the Commonwealth; and list the relevant roles, membership, functions and powers of each entity for the purposes of the PGPA Act; 22 Acts to make consequential amendments; and 11 Acts in relation to various Commonwealth entities to clarify obligations, roles and responsibilities, and financial arrangements.

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