Senate debates
Tuesday, 24 March 2026
Bills
Commonwealth Entities Legislation Amendment Bill 2026; In Committee
1:47 pm
Nita Green (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Assistant Minister for Tourism) Share this | Hansard source
Appointment and termination provisions are different for numerous Commonwealth entities. You will note in this bill that some of the entities have different provisions we're bringing forward. That reflects the unique nature of some of the roles. You referred, I think, to the AAT—or the ART, as it's now referred to. The provisions do align. That was a very recent introduction—well, not that recent, but the most recent in nature. So there is an alignment there. I couldn't step you through every single Commonwealth entity in the entire Public Service, but, to give you a comparison with ART, I'm advised that there is an alignment of those entities. Again, we're dealing with different provisions for each entity because of the nuanced nature of some of the entities that we're dealing with.
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