Summary
Amends the:
Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986
to clarify the body corporate status of the Australian Human Rights Commission under the
Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997
;
Australian Law Reform Commission Act 1996
to enable the Australian Law Reform Commission to become a prescribed agency under the
Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997
and a statutory agency for the purposes of the
Public Service Act 1999
;
Australian Postal Corporation Act 1989
to include references to general policy orders;
Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation Act 1980
to rename the corporation as Wine Australia Corporation;
Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997
in relation to: annual reports of Commonwealth authorities; notification of significant events; delegation power of the Finance Minister; references; interjurisdictional authorities; bodies corporate reporting requirements; procurement directions; general policy orders; and ministerial delegations of powers and functions;
Criminology Research Act 1971
to merge the Criminology Research Council with the Australian Institute of Criminology;
Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997
in relation to: a ministerial requirement to inform Parliament of involvement in a company by their department, agencies and bodies corporate; and regulations to prescribe an agency as an interjurisdictional agency;
National Transport Commission Act 2003
to provide that the
Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997
applies to the commission;
Parliamentary Service Act 1999
to clarify that the appropriation authority for certain payments is contained in the relevant Appropriation Act; and
Trade Practices Act 1974
to clarify the body corporate status of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission. Also: repeals six Acts and provisions of 11 other Acts to remove redundant special appropriations and other outdated references; and makes amendments consequential to the amendments to the
Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation Act 1980
.