House of Representatives

Explanatory Memorandum

(Circulated by the authority of the Attorney-General, the Honourable Robert McClelland MP

Schedule 7-References to Secretaries to Departments

165 The items in this Schedule make amendments to the text of a number of Acts to replace "Secretary to" a Department with "Secretary of" a Department, consistent with subsection 56(4) of the Public Service Act 1999 and subsection 11(1) of the Public Employment (Consequential and Transitional) Amendment Act 1999 .