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Provisions of the Australian Trade Commission Legislation Amendment Bill 2006 2 May 2006 © Commonwealth of Australia 2006 ISBN  0 642 71646 3

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Members of the Committee	(PDF 125KB)
Recommendations	(PDF 95KB)
Chapter 1 - Introduction	(PDF 128KB)
Background to the bill Purpose of the bill Submissions Acknowledgement
Chapter 2 - background to the proposed changes to AusTrade	(PDF 214KB)
What is a statutory authority? The Uhrig Report Board template Executive management template The Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997(CAC) and the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 (FMA) Criticism of the Uhrig Report Independence of statutory authorities Government response to the Uhrig Report
Chapter 3 - Provisions of the Bill	(PDF 281KB)
Abolition of Austrade's board and the creation of a CEO The CEO's terms of engagement Functions of the newly created CEO Duties of the Commission Power of Minister to give directions The Public Service Act and overseas engagement of staff Reporting obligations Conclusion
Appendix 1 - Public Submissions	(PDF 86KB)

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Committee Secretary
Senate Standing Committees on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia

Phone:	+61 2 6277 3538
Fax:	+61 2 6277 5818
Email:	fadt.sen@aph.gov.au