Senate
Financial Framework Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2011
Revised Explanatory Memorandum
This memorandum takes account of an amendment made by the The House Of Representatives to The Bill as introduced
Table of abbreviations and common terms
| Abbreviation or common term | Full term or description |
|---|---|
| ABARE | The former Australian Bureau of Agriculture and Resource Economics |
| ABARES | Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences, which encompasses the former ABARE and the Bureau of Rural Sciences |
| CAC Act | Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997 |
| CAC Regulations | Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Regulations 1997 |
| CEIs | Chief Executive's instructions, made under section 52 of the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 (FMA Act) |
| Chief Executive | Chief Executive, for a prescribed FMA Act Agency under the Financial Management and Accountability Regulations 1997 , means the person identified by the regulations as the Chief Executive of the Agency, or, for any other FMA Act Agency, means the person who is the Secretary of the Agency for the purposes of the Public Service Act 1999 or the Parliamentary Service Act 1999 |
| Commonwealth authority | Body corporate that is established by Commonwealth legislation for a public purpose, and which holds money on its own account (as defined in the CAC Act) |
| Commonwealth company | Company registered under the Corporations Act 2001 that the Commonwealth controls (as defined in the CAC Act) |
| CSIRO | Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation |
| CSIRO Act | Science and Industry Research Act 1949 |
| Electricity Act | Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000 |
| Excise Levies Act | Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Act 1999 |
| FFLA Bill | Financial Framework Legislation Amendment Bill |
| Finance Minister | The Minister who administers the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 |
| FMA Act | Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 |
| FMA Regulations | Financial Management and Accountability Regulations 1997 |
| GBE | Government Business Enterprise, which is a Commonwealth authority or Commonwealth company that is prescribed by CAC Regulations |
| Item | An item of a Schedule of the Financial Framework Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2011 |
| Legislative Instruments Act | Legislative Instruments Act 2003 |
| Wheat Act | Wheat Export Marketing Act 2008 |
| Wheat Special Account | Wheat Exports Australia Special Account |
| Wine Act | Wine Australia Corporation Act 1980 |
| Wine Australia | Wine Australia Corporation |