Senate
Parliamentary Service Amendment (Parliamentary Budget Officer) Bill 2013
Revised Explanatory Memorandum
(Circulated by the authority of the Deputy Prime Minister and Treasurer, the Hon Wayne Swan MP)This memorandum takes account of amendments made by the House of Representatives to the Bill as introduced
Glossary
The following abbreviations and acronyms are used throughout this explanatory memorandum.
| Abbreviation | Definition |
|---|---|
| ATO | Australian Taxation Office |
| Authorised member | The Leader of a Parliamentary party, or a member of a Parliamentary party authorised, in writing, by the Leader of the Parliamentary party. |
| Caretaker costing | A policy costing prepared on a request made under subsections 64J(2) or (5) of the PS Act. |
| Caretaker period | The period starting when the House of Representatives expires or is dissolved, and ending when it is clear that the Government has been re-elected or, if there is a change of Government, when the new Government has been sworn in. |
| Charter | Schedule 1 to the Charter of Budget Honesty Act 1998 . |
| Commonwealth body |
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| Designated Parliamentary party | A political party at least five members of which are Parliamentarians. |
| General election | A general election of the members of the House of Representatives. |
| Officer | The Parliamentary Budget Officer. |
| Parliamentarian | A Senator or a Member of the House of Representatives. |
| Parliamentary party |
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| PBO | The Department of the Parliamentary Budget Office |
| Polling day | The day fixed for polling in an election. |
| Presiding Officers | The President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives |
| PS Act | Parliamentary Service Act 1999 |
| Security Management Board | Security Management Board established by section 65A of the PS Act |
| SES employee | SES employee has the meaning given by section 34 of the PS Act |
| TA Act | Tax Administration Act 1953 |