Financial Management and Accountability Amendment Regulations 2007 (No. )

Financial Management and Accountability Amendment Regulations 2008 (No. 1)1

Select Legislative Instrument 2008 No. 4

I, PHILIP MICHAEL JEFFERY, 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 25 January 2008

P. M. JEFFERY

Governor‑General

By His Excellency’s Command

LINDSAY TANNER

Minister for Finance and Deregulation

1 Name of Regulations

These Regulations are the Financial Management and Accountability Amendment Regulations 2008 (No. 1).

2 Commencement

These Regulations commence as follows:

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

(b) immediately after the commencement of section 171 of the Water Act 2007 — Schedule 2.

3 Amendment of Financial Management and Accountability Regulations 1997

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

Schedule 1 Amendments commencing on day after registration

(regulation 3)

[1] Regulation 3, definition of Finance Chief Executive

omit

Secretary to the Department of Finance and Administration.

insert

Secretary of the Department of Finance and Deregulation.

[2] Regulation 3, definition of Treasury Chief Executive

omit

Secretary to the Department

insert

Secretary of the Department

[3] Subregulation 26 (1)

omit

(including powers delegated

insert

(including powers or functions delegated

[4] Schedule 1, Part 1, table, item 128A

substitute

128A

IP Australia, comprising:

(a) the Director‑General of IP Australia; and

(b) persons engaged under the Public Service Act 1999 to assist the Director‑General

Director‑General

Schedule 2 Amendment commencing on commencement of section 171 of Water Act 2007

(regulation 3)

[1] Schedule 1, Part 1, table, after item 128AB

insert

128ABA

Murray‑Darling Basin Authority, comprising:

(a) the Authority Chair and other members of the Authority mentioned in section 177 of the Water Act 2007; and

(b) the members of the Basin Officials Committee established under section 201 of that Act; and

(d) the members of any other advisory committee established under section 203 of that Act; and

(e) the staff mentioned in section 206 of that Act; and

(f) persons whose services are made available to the Authority under section 207 of that Act; and

(g) any authorised officer appointed under section 217 of that Act

See Note B

Authority Chair