2010-2011-2012-2013 

 

The Parliament of the 

Commonwealth of Australia 

 

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

 

 

 

 

Presented and read a first time 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DisabilityCare Australia Fund 

(Consequential Amendments) Bill 2013 

 

No.      , 2013 

 

(Finance and Deregulation) 

 

 

 

A Bill for an Act to deal with consequential matters 

arising from the enactment of the DisabilityCare 

Australia Fund Act 2013, and for related purposes 

   

   

 

 

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Contents 

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Short title ........................................................................................... 1

 

2 

Commencement ................................................................................. 1

 

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Schedule(s) ........................................................................................ 2

 

Schedule 1--Amendments

 

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COAG Reform Fund Act 2008

 

3

 

Future Fund Act 2006

 

3

 

Nation-building Funds Act 2008

 

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DisabilityCare Australia Fund (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2013       No.      , 2013       1 

A Bill for an Act to deal with consequential matters 

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arising from the enactment of the DisabilityCare 

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Australia Fund Act 2013, and for related purposes 

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The Parliament of Australia enacts: 

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1  Short title 

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  This Act may be cited as the DisabilityCare Australia Fund 

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(Consequential Amendments) Act 2013. 

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2  Commencement 

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(1)  Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table 

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commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with 

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column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect 

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according to its terms. 

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Commencement information 

Column 1 

Column 2 

Column 3 

Provision(s) 

Commencement 

Date/Details 

1.  Sections 1 to 3 

and anything in 

this Act not 

elsewhere covered 

by this table 

The day this Act receives the Royal Assent. 

 

2.  Schedule 1 

The later of: 

(a) 1 July 2014; and 

(b) the commencement of Schedule 1 to the 

Medicare Levy Amendment 

(DisabilityCare Australia) Act 2013. 

However, the provision(s) do not commence 

at all if the event mentioned in paragraph (b) 

does not occur. 

 

Note:  

This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally 

1 

enacted. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of 

2 

this Act. 

3 

 

(2)  Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this Act. 

4 

Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it 

5 

may be edited, in any published version of this Act. 

6 

3  Schedule(s) 

7 

 

  Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or 

8 

repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule 

9 

concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect 

10 

according to its terms. 

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Amendments  Schedule 1 

   

 

 

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Schedule 1

--

Amendments 

1 

   

2 

COAG Reform Fund Act 2008 

3 

1  Subsection 5(2) (after note 2) 

4 

Insert: 

5 

Note 2A:  An amount originating in the DisabilityCare Australia Fund may be 

6 

transferred to the COAG Reform Fund--see the DisabilityCare 

7 

Australia Fund Act 2013. 

8 

2  After paragraph 7(1)(b) 

9 

Insert: 

10 

 

(ba)  the grant is not covered by subsection 21(2) of the 

11 

DisabilityCare Australia Fund Act 2013; and 

12 

3  Subsection 7(3) (after note 1) 

13 

Insert: 

14 

Note 1A:  The provision referred to in paragraph (1)(ba) deals with the 

15 

channelling, through the COAG Reform Fund, of State/Territory 

16 

grants payments from the DisabilityCare Australia Fund established 

17 

by the DisabilityCare Australia Fund Act 2013. For terms and 

18 

conditions of those grants, see the DisabilityCare Australia Fund Act 

19 

2013. 

20 

Future Fund Act 2006 

21 

4  Section 4 (note) 

22 

After "Nation-building Funds Act 2008", insert "and the DisabilityCare 

23 

Australia Fund Act 2013". 

24 

5  Section 5 

25 

Insert: 

26 

DisabilityCare Australia Fund means the DisabilityCare Australia 

27 

Fund established by section 10 of the DisabilityCare Australia 

28 

Fund Act 2013. 

29 

6  Section 5 

30 

Insert: 

31 

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DisabilityCare Australia Fund Special Account means the 

1 

DisabilityCare Australia Fund Special Account established by 

2 

section 11 of the DisabilityCare Australia Fund Act 2013. 

3 

7  Section 5 

4 

Insert: 

5 

National Disability Insurance Minister means the Minister who 

6 

administers the National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013. 

7 

8  Section 13 (note 2A) 

8 

Omit "and the Health and Hospitals Fund", substitute "the Health and 

9 

Hospitals Fund and the DisabilityCare Australia Fund". 

10 

9  Subsection 28(5) 

11 

Omit "Neither", substitute "None". 

12 

10  After paragraph 28(5)(b) 

13 

Insert: 

14 

 

(ba)  the DisabilityCare Australia Fund Act 2013; 

15 

11  Subsection 28(5) 

16 

Omit "prevents", substitute "prevent". 

17 

12  At the end of subsection 28(5) 

18 

Add: 

19 

 

; (g)  subsection 39(1) of the DisabilityCare Australia Fund Act 

20 

2013. 

21 

13  Section 33 (note) 

22 

After "the Nation-building Funds Act 2008", insert "and the 

23 

DisabilityCare Australia Fund Act 2013". 

24 

14  At the end of paragraph 35(b) 

25 

Add: 

26 

 

or (iii)  the DisabilityCare Australia Fund Act 2013; 

27 

15  Subsection 55(3) 

28 

Repeal the subsection, substitute: 

29 

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(3)  Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply to the operations of the Board 

1 

under: 

2 

 

(a)  the Nation-building Funds Act 2008; and 

3 

 

(b)  the DisabilityCare Australia Fund Act 2013. 

4 

16  At the end of paragraph 63(1)(b) 

5 

Add "or". 

6 

17  After paragraph 63(1)(b) 

7 

Insert: 

8 

 

(c)  the DisabilityCare Australia Fund Act 2013; 

9 

18  After paragraph 63(2)(aa) 

10 

Insert: 

11 

 

(ab)  the DisabilityCare Australia Fund Act 2013; or 

12 

19  After subsection 81(1C) 

13 

Insert: 

14 

DisabilityCare Australia Fund 

15 

 

(1D)  A report under subsection (1) for a financial year must include a 

16 

report of: 

17 

 

(a)  the performance of the investments of the DisabilityCare 

18 

Australia Fund; and 

19 

 

(b)  the total amount debited from the DisabilityCare Australia 

20 

Fund Special Account for the purpose mentioned in 

21 

paragraph 15(d) of the DisabilityCare Australia Fund Act 

22 

2013; and 

23 

 

(c)  the total amount debited from the DisabilityCare Australia 

24 

Fund Special Account for the purpose mentioned in 

25 

paragraph 16(d) of the DisabilityCare Australia Fund Act 

26 

2013; and 

27 

 

(d)  the total amount debited from the DisabilityCare Australia 

28 

Fund Special Account for the purpose mentioned in 

29 

paragraph 16(e) of the DisabilityCare Australia Fund Act 

30 

2013; and 

31 

 

(e)  the total amount debited from the DisabilityCare Australia 

32 

Fund Special Account for the purpose mentioned in 

33 

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paragraph 16(f) of the DisabilityCare Australia Fund Act 

1 

2013; 

2 

during the financial year. 

3 

20  After subsection 81(2C) 

4 

Insert: 

5 

 

(2D)  A report under this section must include a benchmark in relation to 

6 

the amounts referred to in paragraphs (1D)(b) to (e). 

7 

21  After paragraph 81(4)(e) 

8 

Insert: 

9 

 

(ea)  the National Disability Insurance Minister; 

10 

22  At the end of paragraph 83B(1)(d) 

11 

Add "or". 

12 

23  After paragraph 83B(1)(d) 

13 

Insert: 

14 

 

(da)  subsection 39(1) of the DisabilityCare Australia Fund Act 

15 

2013; 

16 

24  After subparagraph 84(1)(b)(ii) 

17 

Insert: 

18 

 

(iia)  a provision of the DisabilityCare Australia Fund Act 

19 

2013; 

20 

25  At the end of paragraph 84(1)(b) 

21 

Add: 

22 

 

or (vii)  the DisabilityCare Australia Fund Special Account; 

23 

26  After subsection 84(4) 

24 

Insert: 

25 

Transfer of amounts to the DisabilityCare Australia Fund Special 

26 

Account 

27 

 

(4A)  If an amount is credited to the Fund Account under subsection (1), 

28 

the nominated Minister may, by writing, direct that a specified 

29 

amount is to be: 

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(a)  debited from the Fund Account; and 

1 

 

(b)  credited to the DisabilityCare Australia Fund Special 

2 

Account; 

3 

on a specified day. 

4 

27  Paragraph 84(5)(b) 

5 

Omit "and (4)", substitute ", (4) and (4A)". 

6 

28  Subsection 84(6) 

7 

Omit "or (4)", substitute ", (4) or (4A)". 

8 

29  At the end of paragraph 2(2)(a) of Schedule 2 

9 

Add: 

10 

 

or (vi)  paragraph 15(e) of the DisabilityCare Australia Fund 

11 

Act 2013; 

12 

30  At the end of paragraph 2(2)(b) of Schedule 2 

13 

Add: 

14 

 

or (vi)  paragraph 15(f) of the DisabilityCare Australia Fund 

15 

Act 2013; 

16 

31  At the end of paragraph 2(2)(c) of Schedule 2 

17 

Add: 

18 

 

or (vi)  a paragraph of section 15 of the DisabilityCare 

19 

Australia Fund Act 2013; 

20 

32  Clause 1 of Schedule 2A 

21 

Omit "or the Health and Hospitals Fund", substitute ", the Health and 

22 

Hospitals Fund or the DisabilityCare Australia Fund". 

23 

33  At the end of Schedule 2A 

24 

Add: 

25 

5  Transfers from the Future Fund to the DisabilityCare Australia 

26 

Fund 

27 

 

(1)  If an amount is debited from the DisabilityCare Australia Fund 

28 

Special Account for a purpose mentioned in section 16 of the 

29 

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DisabilityCare Australia Fund Act 2013, the nominated Minister 

1 

may, by writing, direct that a specified amount is to be: 

2 

 

(a)  debited from the Fund Account; and 

3 

 

(b)  credited to the DisabilityCare Australia Fund Special 

4 

Account; 

5 

on a specified day. 

6 

 

(2)  The specified amount must not exceed the amount debited from the 

7 

DisabilityCare Australia Fund Special Account as mentioned in 

8 

subsection (1). 

9 

 

(3)  A direction under subsection (1) is not a legislative instrument. 

10 

Nation-building Funds Act 2008 

11 

34  Section 4 

12 

Insert: 

13 

DisabilityCare Australia Fund Special Account means the 

14 

DisabilityCare Australia Fund Special Account established by 

15 

section 11 of the DisabilityCare Australia Fund Act 2013. 

16 

35  At the end of paragraph 20(a) 

17 

Add: 

18 

 

or (vi)  paragraph 15(e) of the DisabilityCare Australia Fund 

19 

Act 2013; 

20 

36  At the end of paragraph 20(b) 

21 

Add: 

22 

 

or (vi)  paragraph 15(f) of the DisabilityCare Australia Fund 

23 

Act 2013; 

24 

37  At the end of paragraph 20(c) 

25 

Add: 

26 

 

or (vi)  a paragraph of section 15 of the DisabilityCare 

27 

Australia Fund Act 2013; 

28 

38  At the end of Division 5 of Part 2.2 

29 

Add: 

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29A  Transfers from the Building Australia Fund to the 

1 

DisabilityCare Australia Fund 

2 

 

(1)  If an amount is debited from the DisabilityCare Australia Fund 

3 

Special Account for a purpose mentioned in section 16 of the 

4 

DisabilityCare Australia Fund Act 2013, the Finance Minister 

5 

may, by writing, direct that a specified amount is to be: 

6 

 

(a)  debited from the Building Australia Fund Special Account; 

7 

and 

8 

 

(b)  credited to the DisabilityCare Australia Fund Special 

9 

Account; 

10 

on a specified day. 

11 

 

(2)  The specified amount must not exceed the amount debited from the 

12 

DisabilityCare Australia Fund Special Account as mentioned in 

13 

subsection (1). 

14 

 

(3)  A direction under subsection (1) is not a legislative instrument. 

15 

39  Subsection 122(1) 

16 

After "29,", insert "29A,". 

17 

40  Subsection 122(3) 

18 

Omit "or 29", substitute ", 29 or 29A". 

19 

41  At the end of paragraph 138(a) 

20 

Add: 

21 

 

or (vi)  paragraph 15(e) of the DisabilityCare Australia Fund 

22 

Act 2013; 

23 

42  At the end of paragraph 138(b) 

24 

Add: 

25 

 

or (vi)  paragraph 15(f) of the DisabilityCare Australia Fund 

26 

Act 2013; 

27 

43  At the end of paragraph 138(c) 

28 

Add: 

29 

 

or (vi)  a paragraph of section 15 of the DisabilityCare 

30 

Australia Fund Act 2013; 

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44  At the end of Division 5 of Part 3.2 

1 

Add: 

2 

148A  Transfers from the Education Investment Fund to the 

3 

DisabilityCare Australia Fund 

4 

 

(1)  If an amount is debited from the DisabilityCare Australia Fund 

5 

Special Account for a purpose mentioned in section 16 of the 

6 

DisabilityCare Australia Fund Act 2013, the Finance Minister 

7 

may, by writing, direct that a specified amount is to be: 

8 

 

(a)  debited from the Education Investment Fund Special 

9 

Account; and 

10 

 

(b)  credited to the DisabilityCare Australia Fund Special 

11 

Account; 

12 

on a specified day. 

13 

 

(2)  The specified amount must not exceed the amount debited from the 

14 

DisabilityCare Australia Fund Special Account as mentioned in 

15 

subsection (1). 

16 

 

(3)  A direction under subsection (1) is not a legislative instrument. 

17 

45  Subsection 207(1) 

18 

After "148,", insert "148A,". 

19 

46  Subsection 207(3) 

20 

Omit "or 148", substitute ", 148 or 148A". 

21 

47  At the end of paragraph 219(a) 

22 

Add: 

23 

 

or (vi)  paragraph 15(e) of the DisabilityCare Australia Fund 

24 

Act 2013; 

25 

48  At the end of paragraph 219(b) 

26 

Add: 

27 

 

or (vi)  paragraph 15(f) of the DisabilityCare Australia Fund 

28 

Act 2013; 

29 

49  At the end of paragraph 219(c) 

30 

Add: 

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or (vi)  a paragraph of section 15 of the DisabilityCare 

1 

Australia Fund Act 2013; 

2 

50  At the end of Division 5 of Part 4.2 

3 

Add: 

4 

224A  Transfers from the Health and Hospitals Fund to the 

5 

DisabilityCare Australia Fund 

6 

 

(1)  If an amount is debited from the DisabilityCare Australia Fund 

7 

Special Account for a purpose mentioned in section 16 of the 

8 

DisabilityCare Australia Fund Act 2013, the Finance Minister 

9 

may, by writing, direct that a specified amount is to be: 

10 

 

(a)  debited from the Health and Hospitals Fund Special Account; 

11 

and 

12 

 

(b)  credited to the DisabilityCare Australia Fund Special 

13 

Account; 

14 

on a specified day. 

15 

 

(2)  The specified amount must not exceed the amount debited from the 

16 

DisabilityCare Australia Fund Special Account as mentioned in 

17 

subsection (1). 

18 

 

(3)  A direction under subsection (1) is not a legislative instrument. 

19 

51  Subsection 275(1) 

20 

After "224,", insert "224A,". 

21 

52  Subsection 275(3) 

22 

Omit "or 224", substitute ", 224 or 224A". 

23