Public Works Committee Amendment Act 2006 (Cth)

Public Works Committee Amendment Act 2006

No. 132, 2006

An Act to amend the Public Works Committee Act 1969, and for related purposes

Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedule(s)

Schedule 1—Amendment of the Public Works Committee Act 1969

Part 1—Amendments relating to public works

Part 2—Technical amendments

Public Works Committee Amendment Act 2006

No. 132, 2006

An Act to amend the Public Works Committee Act 1969, and for related purposes

[Assented to 7 November 2006]

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the Public Works Committee Amendment Act 2006.

2 Commencement

This Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

3 Schedule(s)

Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.

Schedule 1—Amendment of the Public Works Committee Act 1969

Part 1—Amendments relating to public works

1 Section 5 (definition of public work) Repeal the definition, substitute:

public work has the meaning given by section 5AA.

2 After section 5 Insert:

5AA Meaning of public work

(1) A public work means: (a) a work to which subsection (2), (3) or (5) applies; or (b) a work declared by the regulations to be a public work. However, a public work does not include: (c) a work that is proposed to be carried out within the Parliamentary zone; or (d) a work that is proposed to be carried out by or for the Commonwealth by way of assistance to an overseas country; or (e) a work declared by the regulations not to be a public work.

(2) This subsection applies to a work: (a) that is proposed to be carried out by or for the Commonwealth, either within or outside Australia; and (b) either: (i) in respect of the carrying out of which moneys appropriated by the Parliament are proposed to be expended by the Commonwealth; or (ii) in relation to which moneys appropriated by the Parliament are proposed to be expended by the Commonwealth.