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TASMANIA
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CHARTER OF BUDGET RESPONSIBILITY
AMENDMENT BILL 2011
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CONTENTS
1. Short title
2. Commencement
3. Principal Act
4. Schedule 1 amended (Charter of Budget Responsibility)
5. Repeal of Act
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CHARTER OF BUDGET RESPONSIBILITY
AMENDMENT BILL 2011
This Public Bill originated in the House of Assembly, and, having this day passed, is
now ready for presentation to the Legislative Council for its concurrence.
P. R. ALCOCK, Clerk of the House
22 September 2011
(Brought in by the Treasurer, the Honourable Larissa Tahireh
Giddings)
A BILL FOR
An Act to amend the Charter of Budget Responsibility Act
2007
Be it enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Tasmania, by
and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and
House of Assembly, in Parliament assembled, as follows:
1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Charter of Budget
Responsibility Amendment Act 2011.
2. Commencement
This Act commences on the day on which this
Act receives the Royal Assent.
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3. Principal Act
In this Act, the Charter of Budget Responsibility
Act 2007* is referred to as the Principal Act.
4. Schedule 1 amended (Charter of Budget
Responsibility)
Schedule 1 to the Principal Act is amended as
follows:
(a) by omitting "starting with the issue of the
writ for the election" from the definition
of "caretaker period" in clause 2(1) of
Part 2 and substituting "commencing on
the dissolution of the House of
Assembly";
(b) by inserting the following definition after
the definition of "caretaker period" in
clause 2(1) of Part 2:
"day" means a day other than a non-
business day;
(c) by inserting the following definitions
after the definition of "Leader of an
Opposition party" in clause 2(1) of Part
2:
"non-business day" means a
Saturday, Sunday, statutory
holiday as defined in the
Statutory Holidays Act 2000 or a
*No. 35 of 2007
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public holiday throughout the
State;
"polling day" means a day, including
a non-business day, on which an
election for the House of
Assembly is held;
(d) by omitting from clause 6 of Part 4 "of
the issue of a writ for an election for the
House of Assembly" and substituting "of
the commencement of the caretaker
period";
(e) by omitting from clause 10(1) of Part 5
"of the issue of a writ for an election for
the House of Assembly" and substituting
"of the commencement of the caretaker
period";
(f) by omitting from clause 10(3) of Part 5
"of the issue of the writ for the election
for the House of Assembly" and
substituting "of the commencement of
the caretaker period";
(g) by omitting from clause 11(1) of Part 5
"the issue of a writ for an election for the
House of Assembly" and substituting
"the commencement of the caretaker
period";
(h) by omitting from clause 11(2) of Part 5
"of the issue of the writ for an election
for the House of Assembly" and
substituting "of the commencement of
the caretaker period".
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5. Repeal of Act
This Act is repealed on the ninetieth day from
the day on which it commences.
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