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

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  12 Feb 2015 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Finance 

  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. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Public Governance and Resources Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2017

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  Date

  22 Jun 2017 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Finance 

  Summary

  Amends: the

  Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006

  and

  Competition and Consumer Act 2010

  to prescribe the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre and the National Competition Council as listed entities for the purposes of the

  Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013

  (PGPA Act); nine Acts to align and harmonise their operation with the PGPA Act; the PGPA Act to correct a typographical error; and the

  Health Insurance Commission (Reform and Separation of Functions) Act 1997

  ,

  Privacy Act 1988

  and

  Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973

  to make amendments consequential on the sale of Medibank Private Limited in 2014. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Public Governance, Performance and Accountability (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2014

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  24 Jun 2014 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Finance 

  Summary

  Part of a package of four bills, the bill amends: 246 Acts to: replace references to the

  Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997

  and the

  Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997

  ; rationalise provisions relating to conflicts of interest, termination of appointments, corporate planning and annual reporting requirements; the

  Public Service Act 1999

  and

  Parliamentary Service Act 1999

  to address a recommendation of the Parliamentary Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit to reduce potential confusion regarding the duties for public officials and the Australian Public Service Code of Conduct for APS employees and the Parliamentary Service Code of Conduct for parliamentary service employees; and the

  Parliamentary Service Act 1999

  to guarantee that parliamentary departments will have access to their appropriations over the course of the financial year. Also repeals the

  Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Public Governance, Performance and Accountability (Consequential Modifications of Appropriation Acts (No. 1), (No. 3) and (No. 5)) Bill 2014

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  Date

  24 Jun 2014 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Finance 

  Summary

  Part of a package of four bills, the bill amends six Acts which appropriate money out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the ordinary annual services of the government to make amendments consequential on the

  Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Public Governance, Performance and Accountability (Consequential Modifications of Appropriation Acts (No. 2), (No. 4) and (No. 6)) Bill 2014

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  24 Jun 2014 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Finance 

  Summary

  Part of a package of four bills, the bill amends six Acts which appropriate money out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for certain expenditure to make amendments consequential on the

  Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Public Governance, Performance and Accountability (Consequential Modifications of Appropriation Acts (Parliamentary Departments)) Bill 2014

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  24 Jun 2014 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Finance 

  Summary

  Part of a package of four bills, the bill amends four Acts which appropriate money out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for expenditure in relation to the parliamentary departments to make amendments consequential on the

  Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Amendment Bill 2014

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  Date

  29 May 2014 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Finance 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013

  to: clarify the use and management of public resources and the capacity of an accountable authority to issue instructions on resource management and governance matters within entities; require Commonwealth entities to provide annual reports to the relevant minister by the 15th day of the fourth month after the reporting period; clarify the nature of certain legislative instruments and enable the Finance Minister to make other instruments that are not subject to disallowance; and make technical amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Bill 2013

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  16 May 2013 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Finance and Deregulation 

  Summary

  Establishes a system of governance and accountability across Commonwealth entities by: establishing a uniform set of duties for accountable authorities; establishing a uniform set of duties for all officials who use or manage public resources; establishing a comprehensive and uniform reporting framework including requiring the development of corporate plans; placing a duty on entities to establish appropriate systems of risk oversight and management (earned autonomy); enabling Commonwealth entities to partner with the states, territories and not-for-profit sector; and clarifying the Finance Minister’s role in relation to the financial framework. Also requires the minister in consultation with the Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit to cause an independent review of the operation of the Act after three years. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Public Interest Disclosure (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2013

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  29 May 2013 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Public Service and Integrity 

  Summary

  Further to the Public Interest Disclosure Bill 2013, the bill makes consequential amendments to the

  Australian Law Reform Commission Act 1996

  ,

  Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security Act 1986

  ,

  Ombudsman Act 1976

  ,

  Parliamentary Service Act 1999

  and

  Public Service Act 1999

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Public Interest Disclosure Bill 2013

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  21 Mar 2013 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Public Service and Integrity 

  Summary

  The bill: establishes a framework to encourage and facilitate reporting of wrongdoing by public officials in the Commonwealth public sector; ensures that Commonwealth agencies properly investigate and respond to public interest disclosures; provides protections to public officials who make qualifying public interest disclosures; and provides for a review of the operation of the Act after two years. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum