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Parliamentary Service Amendment (Parliamentary Budget Officer) Bill 2013

Parliamentary Service Amendment (Parliamentary Budget Officer) Act 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

(a)
an Agency within the meaning of the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 ;
(b)
the High Court of Australia; or
(c)
a Commonwealth authority or Commonwealth company within the meaning of the Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997 .
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

(a)
a political party with at least one member who is a member of the Parliament of the Commonwealth; and
(b)
during a caretaker period for a general election - includes a political party at least one member of which was a member of the Parliament of the Commonwealth immediately before the caretaker period.
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

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