Annual report
30 Annual report
The annual report prepared by the Information Commissioner and given to the Minister under section 46 of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 for a period must include:
the freedom of information matters (see section 31); and
the privacy matters (see section 32).
Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Act 1989
268 Section 3 (definition of Finance Minister)
Omit “Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997”, substitute “Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013”.
269 Subsection 4(2) (note)
Repeal the note, substitute:
The Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 applies to the Institute. That Act deals with matters relating to corporate Commonwealth entities, including reporting and the use and management of public resources.
270 Subsection 21(2)
Repeal the subsection, substitute:
The Minister must terminate a person’s membership of the Council if the member is absent, except on leave granted under section 17, from 3 consecutive meetings of the Council.
A Council member’s membership may also be terminated under section 30 of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 (which deals with terminating the appointment of an accountable authority, or a member of an accountable authority, for contravening general duties of officials).
Section 30 of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 applies to an election of a member under paragraph 12(1)(a) of this Act as if the election were an appointment by the Minister.
This enables the Minister to remove from office an elected member if the member fails to comply with the general duties of officials under the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013.
271 Paragraph 23(5)(a)
Omit “section 19”, substitute “rules made for the purposes of section 29 of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013”.
272 Subsection 38(2)
Repeal the subsection, substitute:
Subsection (1) does not prevent investment, under section 59 of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013, of money that is not immediately required for the purposes of the Institute.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare Act 1987
273 Subsection 3(1) (definition of Finance Minister)
Omit “Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997”, substitute “Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013”.
274 Subsection 4(2) (note)
Repeal the note, substitute:
The Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 applies to the Institute. That Act deals with matters relating to corporate Commonwealth entities, including reporting and the use and management of public resources.
275 Subsection 7(3)
Repeal the subsection, substitute:
This section does not affect the application, in relation to the Institute, of section 22 of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 (which deals with the application of government policy to corporate Commonwealth entities).
276 Paragraph 13(2)(b)
Repeal the paragraph.
277 At the end of subsection 13(2)
Add:
The appointment of a member may also be terminated under section 30 of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 (which deals with terminating the appointment of an accountable authority, or a member of an accountable authority, for contravening general duties of officials).
278 Section 14
Repeal the section, substitute:
This Act’s bill:Explanatory memorandumSecond reading speech
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