[no bill text published] Exclusion of Ministerial Entities from Public Sector Information Records
Attorney-General and Police Legislation Amendment Bill 2025
Assembly
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Effects of this bill
If this bill passes, it means that:
Ministers, assistant ministers and their staff are no longer public sector organisations for recorded information they create or receive; this applies if the information is not shared with other public sector bodies.
People buying category A or B firearms must hold a licence for that category; they must also already own a registered firearm of that same category.
Merit must be the primary consideration for appointments under the Police Administration Act 1978; it is not the sole consideration.
The Administrator determines the pay and expenses for the Public Trustee.
The Minister can now appoint a public sector employee as the Public Trustee.
The term 'parliamentary secretary' is replaced with 'assistant minister' in the Information Act 2002.
Topics
firearm permits government appointments gun ownership information access public records public sector employment