21st Mar 2024, 10:14 AM – Senate Australian Research Council Amendment (Review Response) Bill 2023 - in Committee - Ministerial approval of rules; statement of concerns

The majority voted against amendments (1) to (3) on sheet 2402, which were moved in the name of NSW Senator Mehreen Faruqi (Greens). This means the amendments failed.

Amendment text

(1) Schedule 3, item 6, page 35 (after line 12), after subsection 59(2), insert:

(2A) If the Minister makes such a request, the Minister must prepare a written statement setting out:

(a) the Minister’s specific concerns with the rules that the Board gave to the Minister for approval; and

(b) details of the changes to the rules, if any, that the Minister requested.

(2B) The statement must be tabled in each House of the Parliament with the rules to which the statement relates.

Note: As approved rules are a legislative instrument, they are tabled in each House of the Parliament under section 38 of the Legislation Act 2003.

(2) Schedule 3, item 6, page 35 (after line 26), after subsection 60(3), insert:

(3A) If the Minister makes such a request, the Minister must prepare a written statement setting out:

(a) the Minister’s specific concerns with the proposed variation that the Board gave to the Minister for approval; and

(b) details of the changes to the proposed variation, if any, that the Minister requested.

(3B) The statement must be tabled in each House of the Parliament with the variation to which the statement relates.

Note: As approved variations are a legislative instrument, they are tabled in each House of the Parliament under section 38 of the Legislation Act 2003.

(3) Schedule 4, item 2, page 40 (before line 18), before paragraph 65A(d), insert:

(cb) include copies of any written statements prepared under subsections 59(2A) and 60(3A) in that period; and