Bill
Creative Australia (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2023
passed, as at 2023-06-23. Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts portfolio.
- Sponsor
- Not recorded
- Portfolio
- Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2023-05-25
- second reading — 2023-05-25
- second reading — 2023-05-30
- other — 2023-05-30
- other — 2023-05-31
- other — 2023-05-31
- second reading — 2023-05-31
- second reading — 2023-06-01
- second reading — 2023-06-01
- third reading — 2023-06-01
- introduced — 2023-06-13
- second reading — 2023-06-13
- second reading — 2023-06-15
- second reading — 2023-06-16
- second reading — 2023-06-16
- committee — 2023-06-16
- third reading — 2023-06-16
- passed — 2023-06-16
- royal assent — 2023-06-23
Divisions
No divisions recorded. Most questions are decided on the voices; this does not establish that a bill was unopposed.
Plain-language summary
Written by a model from the explanatory memorandum; not the record, as at 2023-05-25.
This bill would repeal the old Australia Council Act and set up transitional rules for the new Creative Australia body.
It would confirm that the existing Australia Council continues as Creative Australia, keeping its chief executive, employees, consultants, assets and liabilities.
All current board members would lose their positions at the transition time, but could be reappointed under the new Act.
- Repeals the Australia Council Act 2013.
- Confirms the Australia Council continues as Creative Australia with the same chief executive, employees and consultants.
- Transfers assets and liabilities of the Australia Council to Creative Australia.
- Ends all current board appointments and committee memberships at the transition time.
- Allows the Minister to make rules by legislative instrument.
- Provides compensation for any acquisitions of property.
The Australia Council, its board members, employees, consultants, and the Minister.
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