Public Governance, Performance and Accountability (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2014 (62 of 2014)

Schedule 12   Amendments of Acts starting with S to W

Telecommunications Universal Service Management Agency Act 2012

200   Sections 74 and 75

Repeal the sections, substitute:

74 Corporate plan

(1) The corporate plan prepared by the CEO under section 35 of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 must include the matters (if any) as the Minister requires.

(2) The Minister may give the CEO written guidelines that are to be used by the CEO in deciding whether a matter is covered by a matter mentioned in subsection (1).

(3) A guideline given under subsection (2) is not a legislative instrument.

75 Annual report

The annual report prepared by the CEO and given to the Minister under section 46 of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 for a period must set out:

(a) each amount paid by TUSMA, on behalf of the Commonwealth, under a section 13 contract during the period; and

(b) the amount of each section 13 grant made during the period; and

(c) details of any action taken by TUSMA in the period in response to a direction given by the Minister under section 77.

Note: The annual report must include TUSMA’s performance monitoring report (see subsection 29(4)).