Simplified outline of this Act
4 Simplified outline of this Act
There is to be a Head of Environment Information Australia.
The Head has various functions that relate to providing access to, assessing and reporting on environmental information and data.
The Head is not subject to the direction of any person in performing certain functions.
The Head is to be an SES employee in the Department. The Head may be assisted by APS employees in the Department and contractors.
Broadly, this Act relies on the legislative power that the Commonwealth has under the Constitution with respect to:
the executive power of the Commonwealth; and
matters incidental to the execution of any of the legislative powers of the Parliament or the executive power of the Commonwealth.
Part 4, which deals with information and confidentiality, also relies on these powers to some extent, as well as other legislative powers including powers on which other Acts referred to in the Part rely.
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