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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2000 Week 6 Hansard (23 May) . . Page.. 1596 ..
MR HUMPHRIES (continuing):
In addition to the amendments relating to the implication of the GST, there are a further two amendments to the FMA. The first simply extends the sunset provision on section 17A to 30 June 2001, which allows for the variation of appropriations to make certain payments to the Commonwealth for the provision of services.
The second amendment deals with the power to make financial management guidelines. This amendment will allow the Treasurer to issue guidelines prescribing matters required or permitted by the act, or necessary or convenient for administering the FMA. This amendment will also make such guidelines disallowable instruments, thus providing a greater level of Assembly scrutiny and accountability.
I commend these bills to the Assembly.
Debate (on motion by Mr Quinlan ) adjourned.
MR HUMPHRIES (Treasurer, Attorney-General and Minister for Justice and Community Safety) (4.05): Mr Speaker, I ask for leave to present the Financial Management Amendment Bill 2000 (No 2), together with its explanatory memorandum.
Leave granted.
MR HUMPHRIES: I present the Financial Management Amendment Bill 2000 (No 2), together with its explanatory memorandum.
Title read by Clerk.
MR HUMPHRIES: I move:
That this bill be agreed to in principle.
Mr Speaker, I have already addressed my remarks to this bill in the remarks on the previous bill.
Debate (on motion by Mr Quinlan ) adjourned.
MR SPEAKER: Members, on 9 May Mr Corbell gave written notice of a possible breach of privilege in relation to evidence provided to the Standing Committee on Planning and Urban Services on its inquiry on the matter of Gungahlin Drive. The substance of the matter raised by Mr Corbell was that the Minister for Urban Services and his staff had attempted to improperly influence a witness in respect of evidence to be given to the Standing Committee on Planning and Urban Services.
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