1998-99
   The Parliament of the
   Commonwealth of Australia
   HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
   Presented and read a first time
   Ministers of State and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 1999
   No. , 1999
   (Finance and Administration)
   A Bill for an Act to amend the Ministers of State Act 1952 and other
   legislation in relation to Parliamentary Secretaries, and for other
   purposes

   ISBN: 0642 426600

   Contents

   A Bill for an Act to amend the Ministers of State Act 1952 and other
   legislation in relation to Parliamentary Secretaries, and for other
   purposes

   The Parliament of Australia enacts:

      1 Short title

   This Act may be cited as the Ministers of State and Other Legislation
   Amendment Act 1999.

      2 Commencement

   (1) Subject to subsection (2), this Act commences on a day to be fixed
   by Proclamation.

   (2) If this Act does not commence under subsection (1) within the
   period of 6 months beginning on the day on which it receives the Royal
   Assent, it commences on the first day after the end of that period.

      3 Schedule(s)

   Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or
   repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned,
   and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to
   its terms.

        Schedule 1--Amendment of the Ministers of State Act 1952

   1 Section 4

   Repeal the section, substitute:

      4 Number of Ministers

   The number of the Ministers of State must not exceed:

   (a) in the case of those designated, when appointed by the
   Governor-General, as Parliamentary Secretary--12; and

   (b) in the case of those not so designated--30.

   2 Section 5

   Omit "$1,622,000", substitute "$2,300,000".

        Schedule 2--Repeal of the Parliamentary Secretaries Act 1980

   1 The whole of the Act

   Repeal the Act.

   2 Saving of amendments

   The repeal of the Parliamentary Secretaries Act 1980 does not affect
   the amendments made by section 5 of that Act.

   Note: However, some of the amendments are affected by Schedule 3 to
   this Act.

        Schedule 3--Amendment of the Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973

   1 Paragraph 3(4)(jb)

   Repeal the paragraph.

   2 Subsection 7(1A)

   Repeal the subsection.

   3 Subsection 7(9)

   Omit "(other than a determination under subsection (1A))".

   4 Paragraph 8(1)(b)

   Omit "(1A),".

   5 Subsection 8(1A)

   Repeal the subsection.

        Schedule 4--Amendment of the Freedom of Information Act 1982

   1 Subsection 4(1) (definition of Minister)

   Repeal the definition.