Digital Restart Fund Act 2020 (NSW)

Digital Restart Fund Act 2020 No 15

An Act to establish the Digital Restart Fund for the purpose of providing funding for digital and information and communications technology initiatives across the government sector; and for other purposes.

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Name of Act This Act is the Digital Restart Fund Act 2020.

2 Commencement This Act commences on the date of assent to this Act.

3 Definitions (1) In this Act— function includes a power, authority or duty, and exercise a function includes perform a duty. Fund means the Digital Restart Fund established under section 5. government agency means— (a) a government sector agency within the meaning of the Government Sector Employment Act 2013, or (b) a statutory body representing the Crown, or (c) a State owned corporation within the meaning of the State Owned Corporations Act 1989, or (d) any other public authority constituted by or under an Act, or (e) any person or body declared by the regulations to be a government agency.

Note— The Interpretation Act 1987 contains definitions and other provisions that affect the interpretation and application of this Act. (2) Notes included in this Act do not form part of this Act.

4 Object of Act The object of this Act is to provide funding for digital and information and communications technology initiatives— (a) to improve the delivery of services by government agencies, including improving interactions between members of the public and government agencies involving digital and information and communications technology, and (b) to facilitate whole of government digital transformation, including upgrading and standardising systems and processes used by government agencies, and (c) to improve operational and cost efficiencies across the government sector.