Changes aim to clean up legislation internal affairs department administers
Amending 23 Acts, the Regulatory Systems (Internal Affairs) Amendment Bill has passed its first reading and moved on to a select committee, with Minister of Internal Affairs Brooke van Velden expressing approval of the move.
According to the government’s news release, with the omnibus bill, the government seeks to:
“I’m pleased to see the Bill pass its first reading and proceed to select committee, where it will be open for public submissions,” van Velden said in the news release. “One of my priorities for the Internal Affairs portfolio is to improve the efficiency of the Department, and this Bill makes a suite of minor changes to deliver that.”
The government said the proposed legislation specifically aims to:
“The Department’s digital safety team work hard to take down this horrific content, and I am pleased to be able to support their efforts through this change,” van Velden said in the government’s news release.
The governance and administration committee will consider the bill for six months. In its news release, the government urged the public to make submissions regarding the proposed amendments.
According to the general policy statement, the omnibus bill intends to amend:
The amendments aim to remove transitional provisions in Acts, correct legislative references, and repeal redundant or ineffective legislative areas.
The omnibus bill’s general policy statement said the criteria for developing the amendments included ensuring that the legislation was:
