Parliamentary Committees and Parliamentary Salaries and Superannuation Acts (Amendment) Act 2003

i Parliamentary Committees and Parliamentary Salaries and Superannuation Acts (Amendment) Act 2003 Act No. 3/2003 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Section 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 -- 1 of 8 -- 1 Parliamentary Committees and Parliamentary Salaries and Superannuation Acts (Amendment) Act 2003 † [Assented to 15 April 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; and (b) decrease the membership of the Public Accounts and Estimates Committee; and Victoria No. 3 of 2003 -- 2 of 8 -- Act No. 3/2003 Parliamentary Committees and Parliamentary Salaries and Superannuation Acts (Amendment) Act 2003 2 (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 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 This Act comes into operation on the day after the day on which it receives the Royal Assent. 3. Principal Act In this Act, the Parliamentary Committees Act 1968 is called the Principal Act. 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" substitute ", Family and Community Development Committee, Rural and Regional Services and Development Committee, Outer Suburban/Interface Services and Development Committee and Education and Training Committee". s. 2 See: Act No. 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 -- 3 of 8 -- Act No. 3/2003 Parliamentary Committees and Parliamentary Salaries and Superannuation Acts (Amendment) Act 2003 3 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." substitute "Committee;"; (c) after paragraph (g) insert— "(h) Rural and Regional Services and Development Committee; (i) Outer Suburban/Interface Services and 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 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— 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 before the commencement of section 7 of the Parliamentary Committees and Parliamentary Salaries and Superannuation Acts (Amendment) Act 2003 and to report to the Parliament with respect to that Act on any matter referred to in paragraph (a) or (b); and". s. 5 -- 4 of 8 -- Act No. 3/2003 Parliamentary Committees and Parliamentary Salaries and Superannuation Acts (Amendment) Act 2003 4 (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 on or after 25 February 2003 and before the first appointment of members of the Scrutiny of Acts and Regulations Committee after the commencement of section 7 of the Parliamentary Committees and Parliamentary Salaries and Superannuation Acts (Amendment) Act 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— '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 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. (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 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 s. 8 -- 5 of 8 -- Act No. 3/2003 Parliamentary Committees and Parliamentary Salaries and Superannuation Acts (Amendment) Act 2003 5 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. (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). 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 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 twice occurring) substitute "the Constitution Act 1975". 10. Amendment of Parliamentary Salaries and Superannuation Act 1968 (1) After section 8(2) of the Parliamentary Salaries and Superannuation Act 1968 insert— '(3) The Parliamentary Allowances Regulations 1992 must be taken to have had effect from the beginning of 30 November 2002 until their revocation as if for the Schedules to those Regulations there had been substituted the Schedules to the Parliamentary Allowances Regulations 2003. s. 9 See: Act No. 7723. Reprint No. 7 as at 31 May 2000 and amending Act Nos 29/2000, 74/2000, 27/2001 and 72/2001. LawToday: www.dms. dpc.vic. gov.au -- 6 of 8 -- Act No. 3/2003 Parliamentary Committees and Parliamentary Salaries and Superannuation Acts (Amendment) Act 2003 6 (4) The Parliamentary Allowances Regulations 2003 must be taken to have effect, and to 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 24 April 1991 as required under the Electoral Boundaries Commission Act 1982— South Eastern".'. (2) After section 9(2) of the Parliamentary Salaries 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 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.'. ═══════════════ s. 10 -- 7 of 8 -- Act No. 3/2003 Parliamentary Committees and Parliamentary Salaries and Superannuation Acts (Amendment) Act 2003 7 ENDNOTES † Minister's second reading speech— Legislative Assembly: 27 February 2003 Legislative Council: 27 March 2003 The long title for the Bill for this Act was "to amend the Parliamentary Committees Act 1968 and the Parliamentary Salaries and Superannuation Act 1968 and for other purposes." Endnotes -- 8 of 8 --