Victorian Numbered Acts

PARLIAMENTARY BUDGET OFFICER ACT 2017 (NO. 27 OF 2017) - SECT 61

After Division 2 of Part 3 of the Parliamentary Administration Act 2005 insert —

" Division 2A—Parliamentary Budget Office

        17A     Establishment

The Parliamentary Budget Office is established as an administrative office of the Parliament.

        17B     Purpose

The purpose of the Parliamentary Budget Office is to enable the Parliamentary Budget Officer to perform the Officer's functions.

        17C     Parliamentary Budget Officer has Department Head functions

    (1)     Despite anything to the contrary in this Act, the Parliamentary Budget Officer has all the functions of a Department Head in relation to Parliamentary officers employed in the Parliamentary Budget Office.

    (2)     This Act applies to the Parliamentary Budget Office as if a reference in this Act to—

        (a)     a Department were a reference to the Parliamentary Budget Office; and

        (b)     a Parliamentary officer were a reference to a Parliamentary officer in the Parliamentary Budget Office; and

        (c)     a Department Head were a reference to the Parliamentary Budget Officer.

    (3)     However, nothing in Division 2 (except  section 13) applies to the Parliamentary Budget Officer.".