Annual report
41 Annual report
The annual report prepared by the Inspector‑General and given to the Minister under section 46 of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 for a period must include details of any directions given by the Minister under subsection 8(2) of this Act during the period.
For limitations on what may be included in annual reports, see the following provisions:
section 22 (information that would be prejudicial to the public interest);
section 23 (taxpayer information);
section 24 (identifying tax officials);
section 25 (criticising the ATO or tax officials);
section 26 (confidential submissions);
section 27 (legal professional privilege).
Insurance Act 1973
189 Subsection 3(1) (definition of Finance Minister)
Omit “Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997”, substitute “Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013”.
190 Subsection 131A(2) (heading)
Repeal the heading, substitute:
Specifying amounts to be credited to special account
191 Subsection 131A(2) (note)
Omit “Special Account”, substitute “special account”.
192 Subsection 131A(4)
Omit “subsection 21(2) of the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997”, substitute “subsection 80(3) of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013”.
Intelligence Services Act 2001
193 Paragraph 23(2)(d)
Repeal the paragraph, substitute:
the Director‑General fails, without reasonable excuse, to comply with section 29 of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 (which deals with the duty to disclose interests) or rules made for the purposes of that section.
194 Section 26
Repeal the section.
Interstate Road Transport Act 1985
195 Subsection 21(2)
Omit “Special Account for the purposes of the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997”, substitute “special account for the purposes of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013”.
Judges’ Pensions Act 1968
196 Subsections 20A(2) and 20B(3) (note)
Repeal the note.
197 Subsection 20C(12)
Omit “Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997) who is in the Department or is part of the Department”, substitute “Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013) of the Department”.
Judicial Misbehaviour and Incapacity (Parliamentary Commissions) Act 2012
198 Subsection 76(4)
Omit “Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997”, substitute “Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013”.
199 Section 79
Omit “Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997”, substitute “Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013”.
Judiciary Act 1903
200 Section 55I (definition of Finance Minister)
Omit “Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997”, substitute “Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013”.
201 Section 55M (note)
Repeal the note, substitute:
The Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 applies to the AGS. That Act deals with matters relating to corporate Commonwealth entities, including reporting and the use and management of public resources.
202 Subsection 55S(2)
Omit “the director of the AGS for the purposes of the Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997”, substitute “the accountable authority of the AGS for the purposes of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013”.
203 Section 55W
Before “The”, insert “(1)”.
204 At the end of section 55W
Add:
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) does not apply in relation to the CEO despite subsection 30(6) of that Act.
205 Section 55X
Repeal the section, substitute:
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