Explanatory note
This explanatory note relates to this Bill as introduced into Parliament.

Overview of Bill

The object of this Bill is to amend the Charter of Budget Honesty (Election Promises
Costing) Act 2006 as follows:

(a) to require the Auditor-General to prepare costings of election policies and the
budget impact statements that are released 5 days before a State election,
instead of the Secretary of the Treasury, who currently prepares the costings
and statements,

(b) to enable the Premier or the Leader of the Opposition to request a costing of
an election policy by the Auditor-General at any time after the latest State
election before a State election, not only in the period 60 days before a State
election,

(c) to enable the Premier and the Leader of the Opposition to discuss, in
confidence, the budgetary impact of an election policy with a member of the
Auditor-General's staff.

Outline of provisions

Clause 1 sets out the name (also called the short title) of the proposed Act.

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Charter of Budget Honesty Amendment (Independent Election Costings) Bill 2010
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Clause 2 provides for the commencement of the proposed Act on the date of assent
to the proposed Act.

Schedule 1 Amendments to the Charter of Budget
Honesty (Election Promises Costing) Act
2006 No 89 relating to Auditor-General's
role
Schedule 1 gives effect to the object of the Bill set out in paragraph (a) of the
Overview above.

Schedule 2 Other amendments to the Charter of
Budget Honesty (Election Promises
Costing) Act 2006 No 89
Schedule 2 [5] gives effect to the object of the Bill set out in paragraph (c) of the
Overview above.

Schedule 2 [4] gives effect to the object of the Bill set out in paragraph (b) of the
Overview above. Schedule 2 [1]-[3] are related amendments.

Note: If this Bill is not modified, these Explanatory Notes would reflect the Bill as passed in the House. If the Bill has been amended by Committee, these Explanatory Notes may not necessarily reflect the Bill as passed.

 

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