Senate

Revised Explanatory Memorandum

(Circulated by authority of the Minister for Finance, Senator the Hon Mathias Cormann)

Statement of Compatibility with Human Rights

Statement of Compatibility with Human Rights

Prepared in accordance with Part 3 of the Human Rights (Parliamentary Scrutiny) Act 2011

This Bill is compatible with the human rights and freedoms recognised or declared in the international instruments listed in section 3 of the Human Rights (Parliamentary Scrutiny) Act 2011.

Overview of the Bill

The Public Governance and Resources Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2015 (the Bill) would, if enacted, amend 35 Acts across the Commonwealth to address matters of a governance or resource management nature.

Human rights implications

This Bill does not engage any of the applicable rights or freedoms.

The Bill, if enacted, will not affect any of the applicable rights or freedoms outlined in the Human Rights (Parliamentary Scrutiny) Act 2011, such as those in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.

The Bill does not propose any new offences or penalties that limit any human rights, although it does maintain equivalent penalty arrangements in place in specific circumstances such as in the case of civil penalty arrangements in the Future Fund Act 2006.

Conclusion

This Bill is compatible with human rights as it does not raise any human rights issues.

Senator the Hon Mathias Cormann
Minister for Finance