Financial Management and Accountability Amendment Regulations 2011 (No. 6) (Cth)

Financial Management and Accountability Amendment Regulations 2011 (No. 6)¹

Select Legislative Instrument 2011 No. 259

I, QUENTIN BRYCE, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997.

Dated 7 December 2011

QUENTIN BRYCE

Governor-General

By Her Excellency’s Command

PENELOPE YING YEN WONG

Minister for Finance and Deregulation

Contents

1Name of Regulations 2

2Commencement 2

3Amendment of Financial Management and Accountability Regulations 1997 2

Schedule 1Amendments commencing on the day after registration 3

Schedule 2Amendment commencing on the commencement of Schedule 1 to the National Health Reform Amendment (National Health Performance Authority) Act 2011 4

Schedule 3Amendments commencing on 1 January 2012 5

Name of Regulations

These Regulations are the Financial Management and Accountability Amendment Regulations 2011 (No. 6).

Commencement

These Regulations commence as follows:

(a)on the day after they are registered — regulations 1 to 3 and Schedule 1;

(b)on the commencement of Schedule 1 to the National Health Reform Amendment (National Health Performance Authority) Act 2011 — Schedule 2;

(c)on 1 January 2012 — Schedule 3.

Amendment of Financial Management and Accountability Regulations 1997

Schedules 1, 2 and 3 amend the Financial Management and Accountability Regulations 1997.

Schedule 1 Amendments commencing on the day after registration

(regulation 3)

[1] Regulation 22CA

omit

[2] Schedule 1, after item 159

insert

159A

National Health Performance Authority, comprising:

(a) the members of the Performance Authority mentioned in section 71 of the National Health Reform Act 2011; and

(b) the Performance Authority CEO; and

(d) persons assisting the Performance Authority mentioned in section 103 of that Act; and

(e) consultants engaged under section 104 of that Act

See Note B

Performance Authority CEO

Schedule 2 Amendment commencing on the commencement of Schedule 1 to the National Health Reform Amendment (National Health Performance Authority) Act 2011

(regulation 3)

[1] Schedule 1, after item 150

insert

150AA

Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, comprising:

(a) the members of the Pricing Authority mentioned in section 143 of the National Health Reform Act 2011; and

(b) the Pricing Authority CEO; and

(d) persons assisting the Pricing Authority mentioned in section 174 of that Act; and

(e) consultants engaged under section 175 of that Act

See Note B

Pricing Authority CEO

Schedule 3 Amendments commencing on 1 January 2012

(regulation 3)

[1] Schedule 1, after item 159A

insert

159B

National Mental Health Commission, comprising:

(a) the Chair and commissioners; and

(b) the Chief Executive Officer; and

See Note A

Chief Executive Officer

[2] Schedule 1, Note A

substitute

Note A This agency also encompasses an Executive Agency, established under section 65 of the Public Service Act 1999 by order of the Governor‑ General in the Commonwealth Gazette mentioned for the agency:

· Australian Agency for International Development (Gazette S 129, published on 13 July 2010)

· Bureau of Meteorology (Gazette S 221, published on 27 June 2002)

· CrimTrac Agency (Gazette GN 23, published on 14 June 2000)

· Insolvency and Trustee Service Australia (Gazette GN 23, published on 14 June 2000; and Gazette PS 20, published on 24 May 2001)

· Interim Independent Hospital Pricing Authority (Gazette GN 33, published on 24 August 2011)

· National Archives of Australia (Gazette GN 8, published on 28 February 2001)

· National Mental Health Commission

· Old Parliament House (Gazette GN S 96, published on 1 May 2008).

Note

All legislative instruments and compilations are registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments kept under the Legislative Instruments Act 2003. See