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senate vote 2024-03-27#24

Edited by mackay staff

on 2024-12-28 09:47:41

Title

  • Financial Framework (Supplementary Powers) Amendment Bill 2024; Third Reading
  • Financial Framework (Supplementary Powers) Amendment Bill 2024 - Third Reading - Pass the bill

Description

  • The majority voted in favour of a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?id=2024-03-27.199.1) that the remaining stages of the bill be agreed to and the bill be now passed.
  • ### What does this bill do?
  • According to the [bills digest](https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/bd/bd2324a/24bd053a) (which is a document prepared by the parliamentary library):
  • > * *The purpose of the Financial Framework (Supplementary Powers) Amendment Bill 2024 is to amend the Financial Framework (Supplementary Powers) Act 1997 (FFSP Act) to remove ‘limiting words’ from sections which confer power on the Commonwealth to:*
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  • >> * *make, vary or administer an arrangement or grant (section 32B) and*
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  • >> * *form a company, participate in the formation of a company, acquire shares in a company, or become a member of a company (section 39B)*
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  • > * *The framework established by the FFSP Act and its associated regulations have been used by the Commonwealth as a source of legislative authority for Commonwealth spending. The amendments are intended to ‘put beyond doubt’ the validity of the government spending programs and any government involvement in companies reliant on the sections 32B and 39B.*
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  • > * *Other proposed changes make consequential amendments, contingent amendments and contain validation and savings provisions to ‘regularise’ previous spending and government activity which have been reliant on sections 32B and 39B.*
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  • > * *The Bill has not been referred to a Senate Committee for inquiry and report.*
  • > * *The Bill has not been referred to a Senate Committee for inquiry and report.*
senate vote 2024-03-27#24

Edited by mackay staff

on 2024-12-28 09:47:16

Title

  • Bills — Financial Framework (Supplementary Powers) Amendment Bill 2024; Third Reading
  • Financial Framework (Supplementary Powers) Amendment Bill 2024; Third Reading

Description

  • <p class="speaker">Andrew McLachlan</p>
  • <p>The question now is that the remaining stages of the bill be agreed to and the bill be now passed.</p>
  • The majority voted in favour of a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?id=2024-03-27.199.1) that the remaining stages of the bill be agreed to and the bill be now passed.
  • ### What does this bill do?
  • According to the [bills digest](https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/bd/bd2324a/24bd053a) (which is a document prepared by the parliamentary library):
  • > * *The purpose of the Financial Framework (Supplementary Powers) Amendment Bill 2024 is to amend the Financial Framework (Supplementary Powers) Act 1997 (FFSP Act) to remove ‘limiting words’ from sections which confer power on the Commonwealth to:*
  • >
  • >> * *make, vary or administer an arrangement or grant (section 32B) and*
  • >>
  • >> * *form a company, participate in the formation of a company, acquire shares in a company, or become a member of a company (section 39B)*
  • >
  • > * *The framework established by the FFSP Act and its associated regulations have been used by the Commonwealth as a source of legislative authority for Commonwealth spending. The amendments are intended to ‘put beyond doubt’ the validity of the government spending programs and any government involvement in companies reliant on the sections 32B and 39B.*
  • >
  • > * *Other proposed changes make consequential amendments, contingent amendments and contain validation and savings provisions to ‘regularise’ previous spending and government activity which have been reliant on sections 32B and 39B.*
  • >
  • > * *The Bill has not been referred to a Senate Committee for inquiry and report.*
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