Prime Minister and Cabinet (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1994 (Cth)

Prime Minister and Cabinet (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1994

No. 33 of 1994

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

PART 1—PRELIMINARY

Section

1. Short title 2. Commencement

PART 2—AMENDMENTS OF THE ARCHIVES ACT 1983

3. Principal Act 4. Interpretation 5. Insertion of new section: 22A. Cabinet notebooks 6. Application TABLE OF PROVISIONS—continued Section PART 3—AMENDMENTS OF THE AUSTRALIAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL ACT 1978

7. Principal Act 8. Definitions 9. Membership 10. Repeal of sections and substitution of new section: 19. Staff

PART 4—AMENDMENTS OF THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 1982

11. Principal Act 12. Interpretation 13. Application

PART 5—AMENDMENTS OF THE MERIT PROTECTION (AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES) ACT 1984

14. Principal Act 15. Definitions 16. Discretion not to investigate

PART 6—AMENDMENTS OF THE OMBUDSMAN ACT 1976

17. Principal Act 18. Definitions 19. Insertion of new section: 3AB. Prescribed authorities: Commonwealth-controlled companies 20. Establishment of offices of Ombudsman and Deputy Ombudsman 21. Functions of Ombudsman 22. Discretion not to investigate certain complaints 23. Investigations 24. Power to examine witnesses 25. Reports where appropriate action not taken on Ombudsman's report 26. Special reports to Parliament 27. Acting appointments

PART 7—AMENDMENTS OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE ACT 1922

28. Principal Act 29. Public Service Commissioner 30. Powers of Commissioner 31. Classification of offices and officers 32. Fixed-term appointments 33. Transfer or promotion on advice of Joint Selection Committee 34. Transfer or promotion on advice of management-initiated Joint Selection Committee 35. Promotion appeal rights of certain officers 36. Suspension 37. Removal and variation of suspension 38. Insertion of new section: 63JA. Suspension 39. Misconduct committed before becoming an unattached officer 40. Misconduct while unattached officer 41. Criminal offences 42. Repeal of section and substitution of new section: 63N. Date of effect of directions