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Inquiry into the Draft Financial Framework Legislation Amendment Bill

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Report 395

The Committee tabled its report Inquiry into the Draft Financial Framework Legislation Amendment Bill on
20 August 2003 in the House of Representatives and the Senate . Copies of the contents of the report (individual chapters and other sections of the report) are available in PDF format or from the Committee Secretariat.

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Recommendations  

Finance Minute/Government Response: to date there has been no Finance Minute/Government response to the Committee's report.

Contents of report: Inquiry into the Draft Financial Framework Legislation Amendment Bill

Covering documents (PDF Format 79KB)

Chairman's Foreword
Membership of the Committee
Membership of the Sectional Committee
Duties of the Committee
Terms of reference
List of abbreviations
List of recommendations

Chapter 1: Introduction (PDF Format 30KB)

Chapter 2: Proposed amendments which are a consequence of the Financial Management Legislation Amendment Act 1999 (PDF Format 60KB)

Chapter 3: Proposed transfer of approval powers from the Treasurer to the Finance Minister (PDF Format 49KB)

Chapter 4: Special Accounts (PDF Format 126KB)

Chapter 5: Other amendments and issues relating to the Bill (PDF Format 51KB)

Chapter 6: Other reporting matters (PDF Format 42KB)

Chapter 7: Concluding comments (PDF Format 15KB)

Appendix A: List of Submissions (PDF Format 11KB)

Appendix B: List of Exhibits (PDF Format 12KB)

Appendix C: Witnesses appearing at the public hearing (PDF Format 17KB)

Appendix D: Proposed amendments that delete references to the Loan Fund (PDF Format 17KB)

Appendix E: Proposed amendments that replace reference to paid the Consolidated Revenue Fund with reference to paid to the Commonwealth, and related amendments (PDF Format 27KB)

Appendix F: Proposed amendments that replace references to components of the Reserved Money Fund with references to Special Accounts and related amendments (PDF Format 35KB)

Appendix G: Acts proposed for repeal (PDF Format 15KB)

Appendix H: Proposed amendments that transfer approval powers from the Treasurer to the Finance Minister (PDF Format 24KB)

Appendix I: Proposed amendments to provide the Finance Minister with delegation powers and existing delegation powers of the Treasurer (PDF Format 28KB)

Appendix J: The Consolidated Revenue Fund (PDF Format 217KB)

Appendix K: Special Accounts established by Acts (PDF Format 31KB)

Appendix L: Australian Land Transport Development Act 1998 (PDF Format 175KB)

Full Report (PDF Format 746KB)