2005
THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

(As presented)
(Mr Brendan Smyth)
Annual Reports (Government Agencies) Amendment Bill 2005

Contents
	Page

	1	Name of Act	2
	2	Commencement	2
	3	Legislation amended	2
	4	Annual report of chief executive
Section 5 (3), definition of financial year	2
	5	New section 5A	2
	6	Annual report of public authority
Section 6 (3), definition of financial year, paragraph (b)	3
	7	New section 6A	4

2005
THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

(As presented)
(Mr Brendan Smyth)
Annual Reports (Government Agencies) Amendment Bill 2005

A Bill for
An Act to amend the Annual Reports (Government Agencies) Act 2004

    

The Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory enacts as follows:

1	Name of Act
This Act is the Annual Reports (Government Agencies)  Amendment Act 2005.
2	Commencement
This Act commences on the day after its notification day.
Note	The naming and commencement provisions automatically commence on the notification day (see Legislation Act, s 75 (1)).
3	Legislation amended
This Act amends the Annual Reports (Government Agencies) Act 2004.
4	Annual report of chief executive
Section 5 (3), definition of financial year
after
begins operation
insert
, or ceases operation, 
5	New section 5A
insert 
5A	Annual report—former administrative unit etc
	(1)	This section applies if—
	(a)	either—
	(i)	an administrative unit ceases to exist during a financial year; or
	(ii)	there is not a chief executive of an administrative unit available to prepare a report about the operations of the administrative unit during a financial year; and
	(b)	arrangements have not been made for a chief executive annual report to be prepared under this Act about the operations of the administrative unit during the year.
Example of arrangements
An Act provides for the annual report to be prepared by the chief executive of another administrative unit.
Note	An example is part of the Act, is not exhaustive and may extend, but does not limit, the meaning of the provision in which it appears (see Legislation Act, s 126 and s 132).
	(2)	The chief executive of the administrative unit responsible for this section must prepare, or arrange for the preparation of, a chief executive annual report for the administrative unit mentioned in subsection (1) for the financial year.
	(3)	For subsection (2), the chief executive of the administrative unit mentioned in subsection (2) is taken to be the chief executive of the administrative unit mentioned in subsection (1).
6	Annual report of public authority
Section 6 (3), definition of financial year, paragraph (b)
after
begins operation
insert
, or ceases operation, 
7	New section 6A
insert 
6A	Annual report—former public authority 
	(1)	This section applies if—
	(a)	a public authority ceases to exist during a financial year; or
	(b)	arrangements have not been made for a public authority annual report to be prepared under this Act about the operations of the public authority during the year.
Example of arrangements
An Act provides for the public authority to continue in existence for reporting purposes only.
Note	An example is part of the Act, is not exhaustive and may extend, but does not limit, the meaning of the provision in which it appears (see Legislation Act, s 126 and s 132).
	(2)	The chief executive of the administrative unit responsible for this section must prepare, or arrange for the preparation of, a public authority annual report for the public authority for the financial year.
	(3)	For subsection (2), the chief executive of the administrative unit mentioned in subsection (2) is taken to be the public authority.

Endnotes
1	Presentation speech
	Presentation speech made in the Legislative Assembly on	2005.
2	Notification
	Notified under the Legislation Act on	2005.
3	Republications of amended laws
	For the latest republication of amended laws, see www.legislation.act.gov.au.

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