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PARLIAMENT OF VICTORIA Parliamentary Committees (Amendment) Act 2003 Act No. TABLE OF PROVISIONS Clause Page 1. Purpose 1 2. Commencement 2 3. Principal Act 2 4. Meaning of "Joint House Committee" in Principal Act 2 5. Increase in number of Joint House Committees 3 6. Decrease in membership of Public Accounts and Estimates Committee 3 7. Scrutiny of Acts and Regulations Committee--transitional provisions 3 8. New sections 4EDA to 4EDC inserted 4 4EDA. Rural and Regional Services and Development Committee 4 4EDB. Outer Suburban/Interface Services and Development Committee 4 4EDC. Education and Training Committee 5 9. Statute law revision 5 10. Amendment of Parliamentary Salaries and Superannuation Act 1968 5 ENDNOTES 7 i 551056B.A1-21/3/2003 BILL LA AS SENT 25-10-2004
PARLIAMENT OF VICTORIA Initiated in Assembly 26 February 2003 As amended by Assembly 20 March 2003 A BILL to amend the Parliamentary Committees Act 1968 and the Parliamentary Salaries and Superannuation Act 1968 and for other purposes. Parliamentary Committees (Amendment) Act 2003 The Parliament of Victoria enacts as follows: 1. Purpose (1) The main purpose of this Act is to amend the Parliamentary Committees Act 1968 so as to-- (a) establish 3 new Joint House Committees; 5 and (b) decrease the membership of the Public Accounts and Estimates Committee; and 1 551056B.A1-21/3/2003 BILL LA AS SENT 25-10-2004
Parliamentary Committees (Amendment) Act 2003 s. 2 Act No. (c) insert provisions of a transitional nature in relation to the Scrutiny of Acts and Regulations Committee. (2) This Act also amends the Parliamentary Salaries 5 and Superannuation Act 1968 so as to clarify the entitlement of members of Parliament to allowances under that Act in respect of the period between 30 November 2002 and 1 February 2003. 2. Commencement 10 This Act comes into operation on the day after the day on which it receives the Royal Assent. 3. Principal Act See: In this Act, the Parliamentary Committees Act Act No. 1968 is called the Principal Act. 7727. Reprint No. 6 as at 8 November 2001 and amending Act Nos 55/1999, 2/2001 and 11/2002. LawToday: www.dms. dpc.vic. gov.au 15 4. Meaning of "Joint House Committee" in Principal Act In the definition of "Joint House Committee" in section 3(1) of the Principal Act, for "and Family and Community Development Committee" 20 substitute ", Family and Community Development Committee, Rural and Regional Services and Development Committee, Outer Suburban/Interface Services and Development Committee and Education and Training 25 Committee". 2 551056B.A1-21/3/2003 BILL LA AS SENT 25-10-2004
Parliamentary Committees (Amendment) Act 2003 s. 5 Act No. 5. Increase in number of Joint House Committees In section 4 of the Principal Act-- (a) for "6" substitute "9"; (b) in paragraph (g), for "Committee." 5 substitute "Committee;"; (c) after paragraph (g) insert-- "(h) Rural and Regional Services and Development Committee; (i) Outer Suburban/Interface Services and 10 Development Committee; (j) Education and Training Committee.". 6. Decrease in membership of Public Accounts and Estimates Committee (1) In section 4B(1) of the Principal Act, omit "or, in 15 the case of the Public Accounts and Estimates Committee, 10". (2) Section 4B(3)(aa) of the Principal Act is repealed. 7. Scrutiny of Acts and Regulations Committee-- 20 transitional provisions (1) After section 4D(b) of the Principal Act insert-- "(ba) to consider any Act passed at any time after 25 February 2003 and on or before 1 April 2003 and to report to the Parliament with 25 respect to that Act on any matter referred to in paragraph (a) or (b); and". (2) After section 55(1) of the Principal Act insert-- "(1A) This section also applies to any statutory rule that is laid before a House of the Parliament 30 on or after 25 February 2003 and before the first appointment of members of the Scrutiny of Acts and Regulations Committee after the 3 551056B.A1-21/3/2003 BILL LA AS SENT 25-10-2004
Parliamentary Committees (Amendment) Act 2003 s. 8 Act No. commencement of section 7 of the Parliamentary Committees and Parliamentary Salaries and Superannuation Acts (Amendment) Act 5 2003.". (3) In section 55(2) of the Principal Act, after "sub- section (1)" insert "or (1A)". 8. New sections 4EDA to 4EDC inserted After section 4ED of the Principal Act insert-- 10 '4EDA. Rural and Regional Services and Development Committee (1) The functions of the Rural and Regional Services and Development Committee are to inquire into, consider and report to the 15 Parliament on any proposal, matter or thing concerned with the provision of services to, or the development of, regional Victoria if the Committee is required or permitted so to do by or under this Act. 20 (2) In sub-section (1) "regional Victoria" has the same meaning as in the Regional Infrastructure Development Fund Act 1999. 4EDB. Outer Suburban/Interface Services and 25 Development Committee (1) The functions of the Outer Suburban/Interface Services and Development Committee are to inquire into, consider and report to the Parliament on any 30 proposal, matter or thing concerned with the provision of services to, or the development or expansion of, new urban regions if the Committee is required or permitted so to do by or under this Act. 4 551056B.A1-21/3/2003 BILL LA AS SENT 25-10-2004
Parliamentary Committees (Amendment) Act 2003 s. 9 Act No. (2) In sub-section (1) "urban regions" means any part of Victoria developed for urban purposes that is not within regional Victoria as defined in section 4EDA(2). 5 4EDC. Education and Training Committee The functions of the Education and Training Committee are to inquire into, consider and report to the Parliament on any proposal, matter or thing concerned with education or 10 training if the Committee is required or permitted so to do by or under this Act.'. 9. Statute law revision In section 53 of the Principal Act, for "The Constitution Act Amendment Act 1958" (where 15 twice occurring) substitute "the Constitution Act 1975". See: 10. Amendment of Parliamentary Salaries and Act No. 7723. Superannuation Act 1968 Reprint No. 7 as at (1) After section 8(2) of the Parliamentary Salaries 31 May 2000 and 20 and Superannuation Act 1968 insert-- amending Act Nos '(3) The Parliamentary Allowances Regulations 29/2000, 1992 must be taken to have had effect from 74/2000, 27/2001 and the beginning of 30 November 2002 until 72/2001. their revocation as if for the Schedules to LawToday: www.dms. 25 those Regulations there had been substituted dpc.vic. the Schedules to the Parliamentary gov.au Allowances Regulations 2003. (4) The Parliamentary Allowances Regulations 2003 must be taken to have effect, and to 30 have always had effect, as if Schedule 2 to those Regulations contained the following paragraph-- "(c) The following Electoral Province as notified in the Government Gazette of 35 24 April 1991 as required under the 5 551056B.A1-21/3/2003 BILL LA AS SENT 25-10-2004
Parliamentary Committees (Amendment) Act 2003 s. 10 Act No. Electoral Boundaries Commission Act 1982-- South Eastern".'. (2) After section 9(2) of the Parliamentary Salaries 5 and Superannuation Act 1968 insert-- '(3) Sub-section (2) must be taken to have effect, and to have always had effect, in relation to moneys payable under this Part in respect of the period between the beginning of 10 30 November 2002 and the end of 31 January 2003 as if for the reference to three months there were substituted a reference to six months.'. 6 551056B.A1-21/3/2003 BILL LA AS SENT 25-10-2004
Parliamentary Committees (Amendment) Act 2003 Endnotes Act No. ENDNOTES By Authority. Government Printer for the State of Victoria. 7 551056B.A1-21/3/2003 BILL LA AS SENT 25-10-2004
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