Senate debates

Thursday, 24 June 2010

Healthcare Identifiers (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2010

In Committee

6:53 pm

Photo of Joe LudwigJoe Ludwig (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Manager of Government Business in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

by leave—I move government amendments (1) and (2) on sheet BU264:

(1)   Clause 2, page 2 (at the end of the table), add:

5.  Schedule 3

The later of:

(a) the commencement of section 3 of the Australian Information Commissioner Act 2010; and

(b) immediately after the commencement of the Healthcare Identifiers Act 2010.

However, the provision(s) do not commence at all if the event mentioned in paragraph (b) does not occur.

(2)    Page 6 (after line 15), at the end of the Bill, add:

1  Subsection 30(1)

Omit “Privacy Commissioner”, substitute “Information Commissioner”.

Note 1:             The heading to section 29 is altered by omitting “Privacy Commissioner” and substituting “Information Commissioner”.

Note 2:             The heading to section 30 is altered by omitting “Privacy Commissioner” and substituting “Information Commissioner”.

2  Subsection 30(1)

Omit “Privacy Commissioner’s”, substitute “Information Commissioner’s”.

3  Subsections 30(2) and (3)

Omit “Privacy Commissioner”, substitute “Information Commissioner”.

Question agreed to.

Bill, as amended, agreed to.

Bill reported with amendments; report adopted.

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