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ABORIGINAL LANDS PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITEE (PRESIDING MEMBER) AMENDMENT BILL 2013

South Australia

Aboriginal Lands Parliamentary Standing Committee (Presiding Member) Amendment Bill 2013

A BILL FOR

An Act to amend the Aboriginal Lands Parliamentary Standing Committee Act 2003 and to make related amendments to the Parliamentary Remuneration Act 1990.


Contents

Part 1—Preliminary
1Short title
2Commencement
3Amendment provisions

Part 2—Amendment of Aboriginal Lands Parliamentary Standing Committee Act 2003
4Amendment of section 3—Interpretation
5Amendment of section 5—Membership of Committee
6Amendment of section 7—Presiding Member
7Amendment of section 8—Quorum
8Amendment of section 9—Term of office of members
9Amendment of section 10—Removal from and vacancies of office

Schedule 1—Related amendments

Part 1—Amendment of Parliamentary Remuneration Act 1990
1Amendment of Schedule—Additional salary


The Parliament of South Australia enacts as follows:

Part 1—Preliminary

1—Short title

This Act may be cited as the Aboriginal Lands Parliamentary Standing Committee (Presiding Member) Amendment Act 2013.

2—Commencement

This Act will come into operation 1 month after the day on which it is assented to by the Governor.

3—Amendment provisions

In this Act, a provision under a heading referring to the amendment of a specified Act amends the Act so specified.

Part 2—Amendment of Aboriginal Lands Parliamentary Standing Committee Act 2003

4—Amendment of section 3—Interpretation

Section 3, definition of appointed member—delete the definition

5—Amendment of section 5—Membership of Committee

(1) Section 5(1)—delete "7" and substitute:

6

(2) Section 5(1)(a)—delete paragraph (a)

(3) Section 5(2)—delete "(other than the Minister to whom administration of this Act is committed)"

(4) Section 5(3)—delete subsection (3)

6—Amendment of section 7—Presiding Member

(1) Section 7(1)—delete subsection (1) and substitute:

(1) The Committee must from time to time appoint 1 of its Legislative Council Members to be the Presiding Member of the Committee.

(1a) The Presiding Member must preside at meetings of the Committee or, in the absence of the Presiding Member from a meeting, the members present must decide who is to preside at the meeting.

(1b) If the members are at any time unable to come to a decision on who is to be the Presiding Member, or on who is to preside at a meeting of the Committee in the absence of the Presiding Member, the matter is referred by force of this subsection to the Legislative Council and the Legislative Council will determine the matter.

(2) Section 7(2)—delete "The Minister, or other presiding member, has" and substitute:

The Presiding Member or any other member presiding at a meeting of the Committee has

7—Amendment of section 8—Quorum

Section 8(2)—delete "6" and substitute:

5

8—Amendment of section 9—Term of office of members

Section 9(2)—delete "an appointed" and substitute:

a

9—Amendment of section 10—Removal from and vacancies of office

(1) Section 10(1) and (2)—delete "An appointed" wherever occurring and substitute in each case:

A

(2) Section 10(3) and (4)—delete "an appointed" wherever occurring and substitute in each case:

a

Schedule 1—Related amendments

Part 1—Amendment of Parliamentary Remuneration Act 1990

1—Amendment of Schedule—Additional salary

(1) Schedule, table—after the entry relating to Opposition Whip in the Legislative Council insert:


Presiding Member of the Aboriginal Lands Parliamentary Standing Committee

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(2) Schedule, table—delete "Members of the Aboriginal Lands Parliamentary Standing Committee (other than the Presiding Member)" and substitute:

Other members of the Aboriginal Lands Parliamentary Standing Committee

 


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