Commonwealth Grants Amendment Act Commission 1980

No. 6 of 1980

An Act to amend the Commonwealth Grants Commission Act 1973

[Assented to 24 March 1980]

BE IT ENACTED by the Queen, and the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:

Short title, &c.

1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Commonwealth Grants Commission Amendment Act 1980.

(2) The Commonwealth Grants Commission Act 1973 is in this Act referred to as the Principal Act.

Commencement

2. This Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

3. After section 16a of the Principal Act the following section is inserted:

Inquiries relating to the Australian Capital Territory

“16b. (1) The Commission shall inquire into and report to the Minister upon any matters, being matters relating to the financing of works and services provided in respect of the Australian Capital Territory, that are referred to the Commission by the Minister.

“(2) In sub-section (1), ‘works and services provided in respect of the Australian Capital Territory’ means works and services provided, in respect of the Australian Capital Territory, by the Commonwealth or an authority of the Commonwealth that are of a similar kind to works and services provided, in respect of a State, by the State or an authority of the State, or, in respect of a part of a State, by the local government authority established, by or under a law of the State, in respect of that part of the State.”.

Reports to be laid before Parliament

4. Section 25 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting in sub-section (1) “, 16b” after “16a”.