Annual report
87 Annual report
The annual report prepared by the CEO and given to the Minister under section 46 of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 for a period must include:
an assessment of the extent to which the operations of the Authority during the period have contributed to the objectives set out in the annual operational plan that relates to the period; and
particulars of:
variations (if any) of the annual operational plan taking effect during that period; and
significant changes to plans of management and the introduction of new plans of management during that period; and
the effectiveness or otherwise of the operation of plans of management during that period; and
any directions given to the Authority by the Minister under section 91 during that period; and
an evaluation of the Authority’s overall performance against the performance indicators set out in the annual operational plan that came into force at the beginning of that period.
63 Subsection 89(1)
Repeal the subsection, substitute:
Where an annual report prepared by the CEO and given to the Minister under section 46 of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 for a period has been laid before each House of the Parliament, the Chairperson of the Commission is to:
give to the peak industry body a copy of the report; and
request a meeting with the governing body of the peak industry body.
64 Paragraph 91(3)(b)
Omit “year”, substitute “period”.
65 Subsection 94B(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”.
66 Section 94C (note)
Omit “Special Account” (wherever occurring), substitute “special account”.
Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991
67 Subsection 4(1) (definition of Finance Minister)
Omit “Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997”, substitute “Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013”.
68 Subsection 12(2) (note)
Repeal the note, substitute:
The Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 applies to the Authority. That Act deals with matters relating to corporate Commonwealth entities, including reporting and the use and management of public resources.
69 Subsection 15(4)
Omit “section 28 of the Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997”, substitute “section 22 of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 (which deals with the application of government policy to corporate Commonwealth entities)”.
70 After subsection 125(4)
Insert:
Subsection (4) applies in addition to section 29 of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 (which deals with the duty to disclose interests).
71 At the end of subsection 125(5)
Add “that have been disclosed under this section or for the purposes of section 29 of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013”.
72 Paragraph 127(2)(b)
Omit “of this Act or section 27F or 27J of the Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997”.
73 At the end of subsection 127(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).
74 Subsection 139(3)
Repeal the subsection, substitute:
Subsection (2) 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 Authority.
75 Section 141
Omit “(1)”.
76 Paragraph 141(1)(b)
Omit “referred to in subsection 18(2) of the Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997”.
77 Subsection 152(1)
Omit “each report on the Authority under section 9 of the Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997 for a financial year (the current year)”, substitute “each annual report prepared under section 46 of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 for a period (the current period)”.
78 Paragraphs 152(1)(aa) to (ae)
Omit “year” (wherever occurring), substitute “period”.
79 Paragraph 152(1)(af)
Omit “financial year that the Authority had not begun to assess under section 29 before the end of the current year”, substitute “period that the Authority had not begun to assess under section 29 before the end of the current period”.
80 Paragraphs 152(1)(a) to (f)
Omit “year”, substitute “period”.
81 Paragraph 152(1)(fa)
Omit “financial year that the Authority had begun to assess under section 29 before the end of the current year, but that the Authority had not disposed of before the end of the current year”, substitute “period that the Authority had begun to assess under section 29 before the end of the current period, but that the Authority had not disposed of before the end of the current period”.
82 Paragraphs 152(1)(g) to (l)
Omit “year”, substitute “period”.
83 Paragraphs 152(1)(la) and (lb)
Repeal the paragraphs, substitute:
the number of proposals prepared under section 55 during the current period that the Authority had not begun to assess under section 59 during that period; and
the number of proposals prepared under section 55 during a previous period that the Authority had not begun to assess under section 59 before the end of the current period; and
84 Paragraphs 152(1)(n) and (o)
Omit “year”, substitute “period”.
85 Paragraph 152(1)(pa)
Repeal the paragraph, substitute:
the number of proposals prepared under section 55 during a previous period that the Authority had begun to assess under section 59 before the end of the current period, but that the Authority had not disposed of before the end of the current period; and
86 Paragraphs 152(1)(pc) to (y)
Omit “year”, substitute “period”.
87 After section 152
Insert:
This Act’s bill:Explanatory memorandumSecond reading speech
The statute text is free to read above. View subscription options to unlock the case-law research tools for each provision.