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State Grants Commission Amendment Bill 2015
This Bill amends the State Grants Commission Act 1976.
The State Grants Commission Amendment Bill 2015:
o Reduces the number of members of the State Grants Commission from four to
three, comprising of two local government nominated members and a member
nominated by the Secretary of the Department of Treasury and Finance
(Treasury);
o Specifies that the Secretary of Treasury can nominate a person who has
appropriate experience in business, financial or local government matters;
o Redefines the position of SGC Chair as the Treasury nominated person;
o Increases the maximum appointment term from three years to five years;
o Redefines the number of members required to be present to make up a
quorum for Commission meetings and removes the second casting vote powers
currently existing in the Act. These changes are required as a consequence of
the reduction in the number of members of the Commission; and
o Removes a statutory officer role of the Secretary from the State Grants
Commission Act 1976. This clause is substituted with a clause that specifies that
the Secretary of Treasury must make available to the Commission staff and
financial support who or that may be necessary to enable the Commission to
exercise and perform the Commission’s powers and functions required under
the State Grants Commission Act 1976.
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