(1) The CEO must, as soon as practicable after 30 June in each financial year, prepare and give to the Minister a report on the Commission’s operations during that financial year.
Note: Section 34C of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 contains provisions relating to annual reports.
(2) A report under subsection (1) must include the following:
(a) information about the Commission’s operations under the Export Market Development Grants Act 1997;
(b) particulars of all directions given by the Minister to the CEO under subsection 10(1), other than any direction that includes a statement to the effect that the direction is not to be disclosed:
(i) for reasons of national security; or
(ii) because its disclosure would have an adverse effect on the financial interests or property interests of the Commonwealth or of an instrumentality of the Commonwealth.
(3) The Minister must cause a copy of each annual report to be tabled in each House of the Parliament within 15 sitting days of that House after the day on which the Minister receives the report.
38 Subsection 94(1)
Repeal the subsection, substitute:
(1) This section applies to a person who is or has been:
(a) the CEO; or
(b) a member of the staff of the Commission referred to in section 60; or
(c) a consultant engaged under section 62.
39 Subsection 94(4)
Omit “the Commission” (first occurring), substitute “a person to whom this section applies”.
Part 2—Amendment contingent on the Export Market Development Grants Legislation Amendment Act 2006
Australian Trade Commission Act 1985
42 Subsection 64(4)
Repeal the subsection, substitute:
(4) The reference in subsection (1) to the functions of the CEO under this Act does not include a reference to any functions conferred on the CEO by the Export Expansion Grants Act 1978.
Schedule 2—Consequential amendment of the Export Market Development Grants Act 1997
Part 1—Main amendments
Export Market Development Grants Act 1997
1 Reader’s guide (purpose of this Act)
Before “Austrade”, insert “the CEO of”.
2 Reader’s guide (related legislation)
Before “Austrade” (wherever occurring), insert “the CEO of”.
3 Reader’s guide (diagram 1)
Repeal the diagram, substitute:
Diagram 1—Is an amount of grant payable to you? (Overview of Act)